On Wed, 20 Aug 2003, Guillaume Rousse wrote: > Ainsi parlait Manoj Joseph : > > On August 20, 2003 7:56 PM, Buchan Milne wrote: > > > But, it is not the prime aim of Mandrake Linux to provide missing > > > features in a proprietary operating system. > > > > > :) > > : > > > Well, the first question I have is, can this software be compiled from > > > source using only free software available in Mandrake (main + contrib)? > > > If not, then it can't really be included. > > > > It needs > > 1. a Windows compiler (compiler that can compile code for windows) > > 2. Microsoft's DDK which is _free_. > I'm not sure you understand the sense of free software... We're refering to > the license, not the price. I do not like the "free" argument when talking about windows tools. I think even the "autostart" program on the cds cannot be compiled with a free compiler (isn't it done with delphi?). This driver cannot be rejected because of this I think. It is virtually impossible to ship anything free on windows. I will probably never use this, but I think it _is_ a valuable addition to the distro. Even if nobody uses it is looks like in a press release. In this case, being a little less extremistic could be a good thing.
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