On Fri, 5 Jun 2015 16:54:54 +0200 Stephan Seitz <stse+dev...@fsing.rootsland.net> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 05, 2015 at 10:55:37AM +0200, Didier Kryn wrote: > > I think one could always make the following argument: I have > > paid > >for a device which cannot work without the firmware; therefore what > >I paid for is a set which includes hardware and firmware. Sorry but > >when > > I am not sure if this argument works. You have paid for a device with > drivers for the operating systems this vendor supports. I don’t think > you have any rights to claim the firmware or technical specifications > to develop drivers for other operating systems. > > >I buy a car, it is a package which includes the key; otherwise I > >wouldn't buy it. > > But the vendor gives you the car and the key. And you can only use > the car on the roads the vendor has build the car for (at least if > you want the car to survive some years ;-) like the computer vendor > can tell you under which operating systems his device will work. None of the preceding arguments change the fact that if installing Dng appears to be a poorly documented 40 step manual process, the person will throw Dng in the trash and use Ubuntu or Windows. Also, people who enjoy 40 step manual processes already have a wonderful distro: Arch :-) SteveT Steve Litt June 2015 featured book: The Key to Everyday Excellence http://www.troubleshooters.com/key _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
