As I understand it this is basically horse hockey. They could choose to release the correct programming information about the hardware. Problem solved.
> > In order to provide good XFree drivers FAST, they basically ported their > Windows kernel API to Linux. That means just about every performance boost > the Windows drivers get, we will get too. And because it is kernel (i.e. > direct iX86) code, there is no need for an "emulation layer" or such - it's > somewhat like Linux aviplay, which uses Mediaplayer DLLs to play DivX, ASF > and WMV. > > But that also means that the Linux drivers need a proprietary Kernel > module, which is so riddled with patents, NDAs and sub-contracts (which the > Windows developers couldn't care less about) that a source release is > simply out of the question. > > So NVidia don't do it out of greed or stupidity, they do it because their > lawyers tell them so, and because it cannot be changed that easily, and > because 80% of NVidia doesn't NEED it to be changed. > > > -- > Jens Benecke > "Dann nimm lieber gleich Pattex!" > "Na, ob das was hilft - der Hersteller ist schließlich eine > Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung :-)" (-- aus dem Usenet) > http://www.hitchhikers.de/ - Die kostenlose Mitfahrzentrale für ganz Europa
