Ben Reser wrote: > On Mon, Feb 10, 2003 at 09:10:20AM -0500, Greg Meyer wrote: > >>"Some of your hardware (insert specific's) is from a vendor that prevents us >>from providing full support in the GPL download edition of the Mandrake Linux >>Distribution. They have chosen to release their drivers under a proprietary >>license and MandrakeSoft cannot legally distribute them within a fully GPL >>compliant release. You will find that this hardware will not work properly >>with the download edition until you acquire these proprietary drivers from >>the manufacturer. As a service to our customers, some of these drivers are >>available in the Mandrake Linux boxed sets and as a download from the >>MandrakeClub" > > > Are we sure that it's a violation of the GPL to distribute those > drivers? I really don't think that's the case. And somehow I don't > think the situation is that nVidia wouldn't let Mandrake ship the > drivers. I think it's more of a moral stance and an attempt to try and > force nVidia to open their drivers. >
Well, there's no way you're going to fit the entire issue absolutely correctly into one dialog, and it would probably be longer than the licesne screen, guaranteeing that no users would read it. In essence, all you need to tell the users is: -All features are not supported in the download version -All features are supported in commercial versions, easy setup is available by joining MandrakeClub (but someone has to ensure this ...) They can figure out why later. Buchan -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7
