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Myths of Linux - People don't care about licensing
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| Other reasons to like Debian are:
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| * Debian releases upgrades when they're ready not because they need a new
| revenue stream
| * The Debian project takes freedom (that means my freedom ) seriously.
| This means I can rely on having access to my data
| * Debian is safe and secure and offers different distributions depending
| on your expertise level and your needs
|
| I understand how some people can get frustrated when Debian refuses to
| include useful proprietary software. I think, however, that this modus
| operandi is right. It means that I, the computer user, decide when I want to
| cross the line from free to non-free. It means that I decide when I want to
| risk having my data tied up in a closed proprietary format, because I know
| when I've installed non-free software.
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http://gnuru.org/article/1361/myths-linux-people-don-t-care-about-licensing;title=Myths%20of%20Linux%20-%20People%20don'
Another reason to reject proprietary drivers (too much reliance on vendors):
AMD Catalyst 8.9 Gets WINE Fix, RandR 1.2 Support
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| Most notably what this release lacks is support for X.Org 7.4 / X Server
| 1.5.0. That support is expected to arrive next month. If it doesn't arrive,
| it will leave a lot of unhappy users with Ubuntu 8.10 and the other
| distributions being released this fall.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=amd_catalyst_89_linux&num=1
Recent:
Why do Open-Licensed drivers matter?
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| The very fifth reason open-licensed drivers matter, and a very current one,
| is that supporting an Open-Licensed driver can create jobs that weren't
| there, save money for companies, help optimize drivers outside of the
| original vendors aggressive product schedule, and allow customers and clients
| who rely on functional drivers to actually have a say in what goes on with
| the drivers.
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http://zerias.blogspot.com/2008/06/why-do-open-licensed-drivers-matter.html
Sovereign immunity blocks DMCA suit against Air Force
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| Davenport added an automatic expiration date to the software that required
| the additional users to install the most recent version upon expiration.
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| Eventually, the program became popular in the Air Force's manpower community,
| the senior brass approved of its use and Davenport received a promotion.
| Everything looked great, but then the Air Force – apparently concerned that
| it had become too dependent on Davenport for support for the program –
| demanded his source code. Davenport refused.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/30/dmca_suit_blocked/
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