В 12:46 +0000 на 12.10.2011 (ср), lukacsem[@nospam] написа:
> While I agree with the desirability of using only freeware and open source,  

Freeware is still proprietary software. It isn't free software or open
source.

> Ihave found the Nvidia drivers to be rock solid. 

Yeah, right! (ironically) I remember when I depended on them years ago
and the kernel version changed. I was unable to build/install and use
them, because of the incompatible binary-blob-object file. If the the
source was available they could have been patched by me or someone else.

> But if a hardware manufacturer is decent enough to supply GOOD Linux support, 
> I am  
> hardly going to turn up my nose at it.  In fact it encourages me to buy from  
> them!

I will agree on that, but the definition of "good support" have to be
documentation and/or free software drivers. Proprietary drivers are not
helping. When they stop supporting an old model we'll be doomed. 

I've been there, thanks, but no thanks. I want free software.

>  There is simply too much unnecessary  
> complication clogging the arteries of all -IX systems.

Pure text mode, then. :)

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