On Saturday August 10 2002 12:22 pm, Leon Brooks wrote:
> On Fri, 9 Aug 2002 14:25, Giuseppe Ghib� wrote:
> > In other cases, instead companies released binary only drivers but
> > abandoned it (e.g. the ESS module for ESS based winmodems,
> > or the Lexmark printer drivers) so they would work only on old
> > kernels/distributions.
>
> That by itself looks like a fine justification for Mandrake's policy
> of `GPL only please'.
>
> I agree that trade secret issues can block a source release, but that
> is not the reason which the vast majority of manufacturers hoard
> their sources.
> Even NVidia could probably ask Linux-friendly SGI for
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> a better GLX licence, and get one. It would be interesting to send an
> OSS copy of GLX to NVidia and ask them if there are any other IP
> issues standing between them and a completely OSS set of drivers.
>
> Cheers; Leon
... and lose their Xbox contract with M$ ?? All the reasons hardware
vendors give for holding source are disingenious at best ... bordering
on insider, under the table, quasi leagal, amoral attitudes and
behaviors. IOW's they're lyin' while makin excuses and back room
deals. Also, Mandrake's position is, and should be IMO, according to
this reasoning,
http://www.mandrakeforum.org/article.php?sid=427&lang=en
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Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas
