No thanks. Especially when distributing kernel images without the corresponding source is surely against this whole GPL thing. Great example to set to vendors: 'I'd give you the source to our kernel modifications to get Linux up and running on this wireless router, but it'll cost you'.

Credit where credit's due:

Hello Daniel,

Thank you for writing in. My personal apologies for what happened, this is
not allowed behavior here at Google and this email was mistakenly sent to
you. Mistakes happen but we're sorry that this particular mistake
happened, unsolicited email is not acceptable. If you have any further
questions, please do not hesitate to email us.

Sincerely,

Sam

The Google Base Team

If this means that Google are stopping Google Base spam completely now, more power to them.

We found this e-mail address from the public Google search results.

Can someone please explain to me how spamming public lists is somehow compatible with Google's stated 'don't be evil' ethos? freedesktop@l.fd.o wasn't the only list to get hit. Very disconcerting.

So, dear Google,
What gives?
Daniel

Update: Yes, I checked the headers, it's definitely Google:
Received: from smtp-out.google.com (smtp-out.google.com [216.239.45.12])
by gabe.freedesktop.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8EA189E72E
for <freedesktop@freedesktop.org>; Mon, 14 Aug 2006 16:53:29 -0700 (PDT)

Update #2: No, it wasn't a joe-job. And hopefully that'll be the last one they send.

Daniel, if you can somehow build a card that's at r2xx level (note the current state of the art is r5xx), not to mention be register-compatible, you are nothing short of a genius, and ATI and NVIDIA will be begging you to let them pay you a number of your choice.

It's not going to happen anytime soon. They're not worried about that.

Luis, If you can still find the ThinkPad T43 around, it would seem to be a perfect fit for your needs. It's 1400x1050, has an ATI X300 SE in it (supported by Free drivers, including DRI), and the wireless is Centrino, which only has the firmware problem. The only thing wrong with it is that it's a behemoth both in size and weight compared to my dainty little X40, but I guess that's what you wanted if you were asking for T series recommendations.

While I'm here, you all get a bonus picture of the moon over the Baltic:


If you zoom in, you can see that it's roughly four picodegrees over the sea. Brilliant.