-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 03/29/07 09:34, Sven Arvidsson wrote: > On Thu, 2007-03-29 at 14:55 +0100, Paul Walsh wrote: >> Passed to me by a colleague: >> >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6506027.stm >> >> *grin* > > I'm not cheering just yet, but I am being cautiously optimistic. From > reading this, it seems like Dell maybe, maybe, have got the message > right; > > "Dell recognizes the importance of open source, GPL-licensed > drivers which are maintained upstream in kernel.org. They allow > users the widest choice of Linux distributions, effectively > taking the specific hardware and distribution out of the > decision-making process and let you focus on solving your > business problems. We will work with our hardware partners to > develop, test, and maintain Free drivers, and continue to make > progress towards that goal for all drivers."
Now *that* is darned encouraging! > From http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/03/28/9655.aspx > - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGC9B+S9HxQb37XmcRAqLcAKDQu0kNY+oMbMg/zWW8u2MH+cckkgCfeb+W DwoZyvsB5aEndvkkT4ScJbY= =DtBH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]