On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:50:12 +0200 "Julian H. Stacey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Lenovo is asking this at > > <http://lenovoblogs.com/insidethebox/?p=3D98> and, yes!, FreeBSD is > > a proposed choice. > > > > ATM, the first choice is "Anyone that refuses to carry binary-only > > drivers, so that all others will also benefit, as it will require > > documented hardware", which is also a very good choice. > > I of course like source too, > but this rather destroys the force of that argument: > On FreeBSD-6.2-RELEASE: > man nve > then go use find on /usr/src. it's a BLOB < Linux & MS compat > PS there's source coming in from elsewhere now for > man nfe > in 7-current & patches for stable & 6.2 > > Summary: binary only doesnt seem to have precluded FreeBSD in case of > nve, though again, yes we all prefer source avail. too :-) Yup, the only mainstream operating systems / distributions that match "Anyone that refuses to carry binary-only drivers, so that all others will also benefit, as it will require documented hardware" are Debian GNU/Linux and OpenBSD. Jona -- "I am chaos. I am the substance from which your artists and scientists build rhythms. I am the spirit with which your children and clowns laugh in happy anarchy. I am chaos. I am alive, and tell you that you are free." Eris, Goddess Of Chaos, Discord & Confusion _______________________________________________ freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"