28 Nov
2004
28 Nov
'04
5:41 p.m.
On Sun, 2004-11-28 at 22:09 +0100, Frank Barknecht wrote:
Hallo,
Lee Revell hat gesagt: // Lee Revell wrote:
I think you are confusing the distinction between software and hardware.
I agree that software should be free. The issue here is what the
software reveals about the hardware.
This is the reason Linus allows binary Linux drivers, but not, say, a
binary I/O scheduler.
Lee
Nvidia has a lot more valuable IP at stake than
VIA when they
release an open source driver for their 3D gear. If you don't
understand why, I can't help you.
I do understand this very well. Because this is the central conflict:
I will not deal with companies who hide their so called Intellectual
Property in an area where many free software developers (Jarolav,
Takashi, Paul, Miller, Linus, Guido, ...) release their so called
Intellectual Property into a freedom so that it is not *their*
property anymore but free to use for a whole community.