pgeorges <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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> > Ack! Free in the sense of free software of course!!
>
> Yes, of course. My answer was just ironic. I am addicted to opensource
> softwares, but not integrist enough to miss some really important things
> for the success of Linux.
This is an infinite debate. We as Linux distributors [redhat, us, etc]
have to follow a strict line or else the free software movement shall
suffer from that. At least that's my personal position.
> What is the point of shiping Mandrake with bzflag for example, if it is
> unplayable with most modern computers ?
1. what is the point of shiping advansys SCSI adapter as it is useless for
most modern computers.
2. your example is poor because, for example "gltron" *is* unplayable
without 3d accel, but bzflag is by disabling a batch of options.
> Let's first make urgent concessions, and after lobbying NVidia to
> release their drivers in a more opensource form (even with a NDA).
This is NOT an urgent concession. Nvidia and nvidia users HAVE to face the
consequences of being deaf to the free software.
--
Guillaume Cottenceau -- Distribution Developer for MandrakeSoft
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
