On Tue, 16 May 2006 17:29:19 +0100, Steve wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > >..we do have the right to distribute the GPL ati and radeon drivers > >under the GPL. > > > Yeah, but they suck in comparison with the binary drivers. There's no > 3D acceleration. ..huh? I have it working ok here. > > This is a very strong reason Nvidea would consider > >honoring our question to distribute their proprietary binary drivers > >favorably, or watch ATI get all the FGLive business on GPL drivers. > > > >..we need only ask them, and then ATI, and in that sequence. ;o) > > > > > > > I don't think the problem was ever with Nvidia or ATI. Specifically > asking their permission might be polite but other people package those > binary drivers in convenient ways (like in RPMs) and don't run into > trouble. > > The trouble is that some random troller emailed Kororaa (who also do > a LiveCD thing) claiming that GPL prohibits distributing proprietary > binary drivers with a linux kernel. Opinions are (to say the least) > divided. Kororaa has, temporarily, withdrawn their LiveCD. > > The scare is that FGLive would run into the same problem with the GPL. ..the real danger is none of us can afford litigating Microsoft on anything less than a squeaky clean slam dunk bat of a case. Which is precisely why we need to ask Nvidea and ATI. > Reading slashdot, you get the impression that the "you can't ..forget /., read Groklaw.net . ... > Seems like a no-brainer to me, but IANAL. ..correct, assuming we do our bit. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. ------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
