On 2/13/07 7:15 PM, Andreas Bihlmaier wrote:
I were the hulk, everything would have went green.
Why? If people want to use blobs or write copyrighted code or GPL code, let them do so. Free world...
Seriously WTF are those guys thinking? Nothing? There is no use to binary source drivers, they are not free/usable,
They believe they can use them, and they obviously some kind of work. It's about quality, philosophy and so on if you think things should be free, others have an other opinion, let them.
whether they are distributed as binaries by the vendor, or written under NDAs doesn't make a difference at all.
We agree but they don't think this is a problem. They probably like signing agreements with big companies. Gives them some feeling of importance. I personally would feel like a dog with any unpaid agreement, but shees, let them!
You know what happends when I tell my linux friends? Their argumentation goes along the lines of: "You shouldn't be such a idealist, be more pragmatic". Damn it! <cut 70 lines of green anger>
Incredible, go hiking, buy flowers...
Okay sorry, there is no use the preach to the saints here, but what should one do against it?
Nothing, wasted energy.
Good moment to once more thank the OpenBSD devs for their 'long term pragmatics' instead of short lived 'well, now it works'.
Yes! +++chefren
