____/ waterskidoo on Monday 06 August 2007 23:17 : \____
> On 2007-08-06, Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>> Well, Peter K would have us all on binary drivers, locked to hardware
>> combinations determined by grey-suited people in smart offices.
>
> I don't think Peter said that at all.
> Unless I am mistaken,he said that in the scheme of things
> having a binary only driver is better than having no driver at all.
> I agree with him.
It's hard to just say "no" when they give binary drivers and then demand that
the drivers get open-sourced. Sadly, as Linux grows beyond its origins (which
it does), a smaller proportion of the users cares about the openness of
drivers.
Hopefully, Linux won't evolve to become just another Mac OS X.
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