Re: Request for comments - Microwindows

[Alan Cox]

> >people will be able to hide drivers from us, as I think this has the 
> >potential to seriously injure Micro*'s open-source value. 
> 
> So has the lack of support for on devices where specs simply aren't openly
> available.

In the longer term XFree86 has gained by the fact vendors wont ship binary
only kit. Its now at the point that 'Linux' is a question big vendors ask
and that 'no' costs you bulk sales