On Thu, 6 Jul 2006, Dimitrios wrote: > i'm an OSS advocate and i work on several open source projects, but i'm > also a realist and there are some things that a business should keep to > it self.
I don't believe that source code is one of those things. > i don't see why that is a problem, its all about competition after all. It is indeed about competition. Because of nVidia's not releasing open source drivers, I'm that much less likely to buy or recommend their products, because a product that has open source drivers is more valuable to me than one that has none. A manufacturer that provides open source drivers has a competitive advantage, to the extent that their customers feel as I do. Should they be allowed to sell cards without open source drivers? Probably. But would I say "there's no reason to buy anything else"? Not a chance. You're free to make your own buying decision; what you want from a video card is evidently different from what I want. -- Matthew Skala [EMAIL PROTECTED] Embrace and defend. http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/ _______________________________________________ Cinelerra mailing list [email protected] https://init.linpro.no/mailman/skolelinux.no/listinfo/cinelerra
