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Linux 2.6.26-rc8
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| It hasn't been a week, I know, and this is a pretty small set of changes
| since -rc7, but I'm going to be mostly incommunicado for the next week or
| so, so I just released what will hopefully be the last -rc.
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http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/6/24/489
Stop the Blob?
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| So, as far as I think it's good that the attention of general open source
| public has been, hopefully, turned to the the problem named blob (and I think
| it's better late than never), stating more or less officially that the
| problem exists and is "harmful and undesirable" will not make it disappear.
| So, what are you -- the community -- going to do about it?
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http://www.fsdaily.com/stop-blob
Recent:
Linux Graphics, a Tale of Three Drivers
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| Obviously, if the Linux desktop suddenly took off tomorrow Intel would be
| perfectly poised to capitalise on its successful open source strategy, slap
| a "Designed for Linux" sticker on all its desktops and laptops and wait for
| the profits to come rolling in.
|
| However, the current trend is for the future to go smart and mobile, with
| Linux becoming a strongly competitive choice in the mobile market primarily
| because of it's commodity support and speed of innovation. The most commonly
| touted feature of the new generation of mobile devices is graphics and
| multi-media, so anyone with a graphics device strategy that supports Linux
| seamlessly and can innovate down to the low power hand held devices is nicely
| positioned to capitalise on an emerging market.
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https://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/Linux_Graphics_Essay
[Bruce Perens:] Linux Kernel Developers Call for Open Source Drivers - Weakly
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| I just wish that the kernel developers could lead with less equivocation.
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http://technocrat.net/d/2008/6/23/44265
Position Statement on Linux Kernel Modules
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| We, the undersigned Linux kernel developers, consider any closed-source Linux
| kernel module or driver to be harmful and undesirable. We have repeatedly
| found them to be detrimental to Linux users, businesses, and the greater
| Linux ecosystem. Such modules negate the openness, stability, flexibility,
| and maintainability of the Linux development model and shut their users off
| from the expertise of the Linux community. Vendors that provide closed-source
| kernel modules force their customers to give up key Linux advantages or
| choose new vendors. Therefore, in order to take full advantage of the cost
| savings and shared support benefits open source has to offer, we urge vendors
| to adopt a policy of supporting their customers on Linux with open-source
| kernel code.
|
| We speak only for ourselves, and not for any company we might work for today,
| have in the past, or will in the future.
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http://www.kroah.com/log/linux/lkm_position_statement.html
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