On Thu, 2008-01-24 at 00:25 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Remember - when a user tries a Linux box with a proprietary module, and the > experience sucks because the module sucks, they will walk away thinking > "Linux sucks", not "That module sucks".
Worse, if they're technically inclined, they'll think Linux sucks for encoding philosophical policy into the kernel. Remember, a proprietary driver is only "illegal" to distribute, it's not an infringement for someone to write a non-GPL driver, or to have one on their computer. Jon. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
