Starting with 2.6.11 the gps driver will be part of the
kernel sources.

The kernel driver has been updated to Version 0.14, It now
supports kernel versions up to 2.6.9-rc1 and has better
support for packets transmitted in raw-mode.

Also new in the files section is a utility provided by
Manuel Kasper which allows you to use the garmin gps
receiver with software expecting nmea input (eg. gpsd),