Realtek 8111 onboard gigabit chip is not supported in Linux

This travesty is dragging on since at least 2006.

The author of the driver is clearly incompetent and simply incapable of writing gigabit support. As a result this most widespread built-in chip performs under Linux as only 1/10th of what it can do under Windows.

How "Linux open-source community" can continue to tolerate this drawback is simply beyond me. They have gigabit and 10 gigabit drivers for other chips, but no one seems to be willing to kick an incompetent impostor of a developer out of the project and re-assign this work to someone more capable.

Apparently reporting bugs is not welcome in the 'Linux open source community'.

Below is the email I received from the r8168 developer, demonstrating his horrible attitude and short temper:

Do you really expect me to please you if I am sent shit through bz#11757 ?

Try a recent kernel, see git log if you want to figure what went inside and why. Firmware may help (if applicable). Go google for help.

You are not welcome.

He is not even attempting to start trying to begin understanding the problem: there is no firmware involved, all bug reporters are on the most recent kernels already, and none of the users are interested in knowing 'what went in and why'. We need a working driver, or 'developer' should hit the road and let those more capable to fill the gap. Moron.

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