On Tue, Feb 21, 2006 at 07:49:21AM -0500, Kenneth Schneider wrote: > I just can't understand the stance of the kernel developers shutting out > companies that are trying to provide drivers for their product. This is > certainly more FUD fuel being provided to MS. Who are the kernel > developers to tell a company to stop exactly what we need more of,
You just didn't get it. _They_ have written the code and thus it is part of _their_ intellectual property rights to decide about the license of their code. If you don't like the license of a software product you are free not to use it. Actually there _are_ good technical reasons against binary-only drivers. If you are not aware of them you can browse the list archives of the kernel mailing list. But even if there did not exist _any_ technical reason it is still their decission because they provide something to you for free. Either you like it or you don't like it. It is ok to state your opinion about that topic but I hope you do understand now "who the kernel developers are". Robert -- Robert Schiele Tel.: +49-621-181-2214 Dipl.-Wirtsch.informatiker mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] "Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur."
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