On Monday 17 November 2003 15:29, Micha Feigin wrote:
> The problem is with older hardware I pick up from people that no longer
> use it (which is most of my hardware).
This is right to the point.
Having hardware with binary drivers is like having an expiration
date built into the hardware ("Pag Tokef")...
If the old drivers had OSS drivers, there was a chance that
someone (that had the same hardware) would upgrade them to work
with newer versions of the operating system (or port them to
other operating systems).
What are the chances to get new driver (say for Win-XP) for old
hardware that isn't produced any longer (no more profits for the
vendor)?
So help spread this simple truth among your relatives and friends
and in a few years the (than) old hardware you'll get will have
OSS drivers.
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and Princeton University Professor
Edward Felten.
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