Hi ,
I'm agree with u .
I've wrote to them and they reply me :
Meir Faraj
Here the message from libranet :
Hello Meir,
I agree with you that what we want is source code or at least detailed
specifications. However most manufacturers are a long way away from
that right now. I think that if they begin the process of looking into
providing linux drivers they are likely to find it a lot easier and less
expensive to release their specs to the community.
We are considering changing the petition to remove the reference to the
binary drivers and also to make it an "Open Source Drivers Petiton".
Thanks,
Jon Danzig
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Drew Northup
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 7:35 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: hardware petition
Agreed........ (despite what I said earlier.....)
Is there some way to deal better here with the off
posts than there was on the damned newsgroup before it
became a trading ground for illegal Italian game
emulators?
Drew Northup, N1XIM
--- "Jeffrey B. Siegal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This has already been discussed here. I am opposed
> to the petition as written
> because it gives manufactureres the option of
> producing a binary driver if
> they consider the specs to be confidential. IMO,
> having binary drivers is
> worse than no driver at all because it reduces the
> need for a maintainable
> source driver. The spread of binary drivers in
> Linux will lead to a dramatic
> reduction in quality and stability. Manufacturers
> should understand that the
> Linux community expects source code for all critical
> code, especially kernel
> code, such as device drivers.
>
> Others may disagree, but be aware of what you are
> signing.
> ----
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > Hi all!
> > this mail was sent to the gnome-list by someone:
> >
> > Sorry this is off topic. But here is a site trying
> to petition hardware
> > manufacturers to release specs to the Linux
> community so we can write
> > our own drivers. please sign.
> >
> > http://www.libranet.com/petition.html
> >
> > bye
>
>
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