On 1/1/08 10:35 PM, Richard Stallman wrote:
As for Intels use of non-free software, I am sorry for them, and I hope
that someday they will be able to move to free software.
Is this "hope" reasonable or logical?
Totally not. Intel just wants the best software they can afford to get their
chips as fast and as good as possible to market.
They are not interested if the chip design software is or isn't open, they
want the best they can afford. (If it was free they would spend money to
people to make it even better and as much out of reach from rivaling companies
like AMD...)
And there is little difference with normal users, they just want software they
can afford and that works. If software is cheap, because of GPL or BSD
licences that helps but no more than that.
Licenses are mainly interesting for developers, the donators, Richard wants
them tied up with GPLvX, BSD let's them free and users don't care as long as
it works and they can afford the support they need.
+++chefren
