On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 04:26:48PM +0100, David Weinehall wrote: > On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 03:18:15PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 02:16:42PM +0000, MJ Ray wrote: > > > On 2004-03-08 13:51:40 +0000 Sven Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > >On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 01:37:31PM +0000, MJ Ray wrote: > > > >>They are drivers for hardware which have the bug of not being free > > > >>software, but I think you knew that already. > > > >Yeah, and what do you plan to do to help fixing that ? And do you not > > > >think this is more important than some cosmetic change like the one > > > >that > > > >is proposed here. > > > > > > I suggest those who want them fixed work on them. When I want them > > > fixed, I will work on them eventually. My time is too limited to do > > > much more: there are things I want more now that I'm not working on > > > yet. Agressive challenges from the likes of you do not make me want to > > > work on them, given your recent history. > > > > A, but you have no problem in having me do more work in order to > > maintain my non-free package, which is currently needed for the rest of > > my debian work. Thanks. > > I'm moving out of my current apartment very soon, thus I have no more > need of my ADSL-modem. This ADSL-modem (Zyxel Prestige 645MP) doesn't > need any non-free driver (or indeed, any drivers at all). I'm willing > to pay shipment for it and give it to you, if you in return promise to > stop using your current ADSL-modem, drop support for the driver and > request for removal (or at least do not opppose such a request from > another DD) of the driver.
That sounds nice. Now, what about all the other users of my drivers ? Among them at least one or two DDs ? Who could take over the package. Also, what about the chance that someone implements a replacement softADSL library in the near future, and the driver becoming fully free. And do you have the source for the firmware for that ADSL modem ? Friendly, Sven Luther
