On 02/12/14 18:43, Aleksandar Kuktin wrote: >> >This does not invalidate your comment, but I think it is always good >> >when a source code becomes open. > Even if it did, I would not get particularly upset. The comment I made > was pushing the envelope. > > For me, nouveau does what is expected of it. But for many others it > doesn't seem to. Very often there are discussions on blfs-support that > go something like this: The flip side of all this is simple logic "linux" users avoid certain hardware when there are no sutiable open source drivers sure its a small [but growing] % of the market.
BUT a very vocal % im no actuary or statistician [Folks remember smoking is the leading cause of statistics] leaving the linux comunity sounding more authoritive than others and when a user wants a system often the opinion they hear is that of the "linux" user if its the office sysadmin or the "Geek" cousin ... basically not open sourcing affects sales not only into the linux community but also into the general market space. i hope they did this cause they nice guys with "ubuntu" but i suspect there motives were greed. i applaud not the company for open sourcing it but the linux community for been the linux COMMUNITY. not sure we should applaud them for finally doing the right thing or just been neutral and stand proud of the comunity. Greg -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Distrotech Solutions, it is believed to be clean. http://www.distrotech.co.za -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
