Hi Leone,
Thank you for your attention.
So, all about I wrote is just a matter of philosophy and it really
is.
But, look, we use here in our Lab many closed OS (IRIX, AIX, MAC
OX, SUNOS, WINblows). They are a good solution for some applications.
Too expensive I must say. We have different OS here in our Lab because
once upon a time someone thought it was good. I cannot give them up at
all and GNU seems to be *the solution*. However, at moment, we have to
use what's available.
Yes, I believe that you can use whatever you want as I as long
as you respect some rights, and use GNU software with proprietary software
in the way that we discuss here is not prohibit.
Listen, I just believe that proprietary software will not
disappear, but I strongly believe that GPL will be the majority, no matter
if there will be more people thinking like me or like you (and I don't
think it's a matter of being right or wrong).
> >I'm not promoting nVidia banishment at all. Simply I won't buy
>
> Sure you were.
Ok, as a profit company as nVidia are, they understand only one
language: money. My first 3d graphic-card recommendation is still nVidia,
but only for non GNU/Linux system. All I want is nVidia make programmers
life easier. Otherwise, market tendency, as I believe, will bend nVidia.
Defending the nVidia's policy is the same to say that Bill Gates is right.
Do you really think that M$ is right?
I really would like to use nVidia hardware but not the way they want, and
if you do it you sure are a hostage of them, or does your money grow up in
a tree in your backyard?
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Alan Wilter S. da Silva
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Laboratório de Física Biológica
Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho
Universidade do Brasil/UFRJ
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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