> ...Not everything on the CDs has to be free, but
> everything that is part of the downloadable distro should be as close to
free
> as possible IMHO.

IMHO this winext2fsd project is as close to _free_ as it gets for a
Windows NT driver.
:)

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Austin
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 3:16 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Cooker] Software submission for the Mandrake distribution


On 08/20/03 11:12:03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I will probably never use this, but I think it _is_ a valuable addition to
> the distro. Even if nobody uses it is looks like in a press release.
> In this case, being a little less extremistic could be a good thing.

You are right... idealism doesn't sell a distro.  Don't forget though that
the
CD's don't make the distro.  Not everything on the CDs has to be free, but
everything that is part of the downloadable distro should be as close to
free
as possible IMHO.

Austin

--
                         Austin Acton Hon.B.Sc.
              Synthetic Organic Chemist, Teaching Assistant
            Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto
              MandrakeClub Volunteer (www.mandrakeclub.com)
                      homepage: www.groundstate.ca



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