RE: [gentoo-user] Nvidia users: please sign petition for open/free drivers

2008-01-02 Thread bjlockie
>> -Original Message- >> From: Enrico Weigelt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 4:00 PM >> To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org >> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Nvidia users: please sign petition for >> open/free drivers >> &g

Re: [gentoo-user] Nvidia users: please sign petition for open/free drivers

2008-01-02 Thread Hemmann, Volker Armin
On Mittwoch, 2. Januar 2008, Marzan, Richard non Unisys wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: Enrico Weigelt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 4:00 PM > > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Nvidia u

Re: [gentoo-user] Nvidia users: please sign petition for open/free drivers

2008-01-02 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 22:00:07 +0100, Enrico Weigelt wrote: > > The problem with this is that Nvidia license non-free code for use in > > their drivers. They are not allowed to distribute the source, or other > > information about the code, so they have two choices for Linux > > drivers: > > They

RE: [gentoo-user] Nvidia users: please sign petition for open/free drivers

2008-01-02 Thread Marzan, Richard non Unisys
> -Original Message- > From: Enrico Weigelt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 4:00 PM > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Nvidia users: please sign petition for > open/free drivers > > * Neil Bothwick &

Re: [gentoo-user] Nvidia users: please sign petition for open/free drivers

2008-01-02 Thread Enrico Weigelt
* Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 11:33:36 -0600, Marzan, Richard non Unisys wrote: > > > Keeping in mind that this petition probably might not work, I think > > it's a good idea to let Nvidia know how many people are interested in > > having free drivers. This might

Re: [gentoo-user] Nvidia users: please sign petition for open/free drivers

2008-01-02 Thread Graham Murray
Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The problem with this is that Nvidia license non-free code for use in > their drivers. They are not allowed to distribute the source, or other > information about the code, so they have two choices for Linux drivers: > release binary drivers or release o

Re: [gentoo-user] Nvidia users: please sign petition for open/free drivers

2008-01-02 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 11:33:36 -0600, Marzan, Richard non Unisys wrote: > Keeping in mind that this petition probably might not work, I think > it's a good idea to let Nvidia know how many people are interested in > having free drivers. This might lead them to release information on how > to write dr

RE: [gentoo-user] Nvidia users: please sign petition for open/free drivers

2008-01-02 Thread Marzan, Richard non Unisys
> -Original Message- > From: Hemmann, Volker Armin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 9:59 AM > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Nvidia users: please sign petition for > open/free drivers > > On Mittwoc

Re: [gentoo-user] Nvidia users: please sign petition for open/free drivers

2008-01-02 Thread Jesús Guerrero
On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 15:58:53 +0100 "Hemmann, Volker Armin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Maybe you should have taken your own medicine? Not reacting at all to reduce > noise? No? > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > Maybe you are far more rude than me, but you are right in one thing:

Re: [gentoo-user] Nvidia users: please sign petition for open/free drivers

2008-01-02 Thread Hemmann, Volker Armin
On Mittwoch, 2. Januar 2008, Jesús Guerrero wrote: > On Tue, 1 Jan 2008 19:51:36 +0100 > > "Hemmann, Volker Armin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Montag, 31. Dezember 2007, Enrico Weigelt wrote: > > > Hi folks, > > > > > > > > > I'd just want to let you know there's an petition to NV on > > > op

Re: {Spam?} Re: [gentoo-user] Nvidia users: please sign petition for open/free drivers

2008-01-02 Thread Hemmann, Volker Armin
On Mittwoch, 2. Januar 2008, Neil Walker wrote: > Hemmann, Volker Armin wrote: > > no, 'online petitions' are a worthless waste of time. > > Not true. Here is just one recent example: > > http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page13090.asp completly different things. The BBC is a state funded operation. Nvi

Re: [gentoo-user] Nvidia users: please sign petition for open/free drivers

2008-01-01 Thread Jesús Guerrero
On Tue, 1 Jan 2008 19:51:36 +0100 "Hemmann, Volker Armin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Montag, 31. Dezember 2007, Enrico Weigelt wrote: > > Hi folks, > > > > > > I'd just want to let you know there's an petition to NV on > > opening their driver code (or at least specs) to the free world: > > >

{Spam?} Re: [gentoo-user] Nvidia users: please sign petition for open/free drivers

2008-01-01 Thread Neil Walker
Hemmann, Volker Armin wrote: no, 'online petitions' are a worthless waste of time. Not true. Here is just one recent example: http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page13090.asp Be lucky, Neil -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be

Re: [gentoo-user] Nvidia users: please sign petition for open/free drivers

2008-01-01 Thread Hemmann, Volker Armin
On Montag, 31. Dezember 2007, Enrico Weigelt wrote: > Hi folks, > > > I'd just want to let you know there's an petition to NV on > opening their driver code (or at least specs) to the free world: > > * http://www.petitiononline.com/nvfoss/ no, 'online petitions' are a worthless waste of time. They

[gentoo-user] Nvidia users: please sign petition for open/free drivers

2007-12-31 Thread Enrico Weigelt
Hi folks, I'd just want to let you know there's an petition to NV on opening their driver code (or at least specs) to the free world: * http://www.petitiononline.com/nvfoss/ Please sign the petition and spread around this link. cu --