Re: Request for comments - Microwindows

[Bradley D. LaRonde]

----- Original Message -----
From: Alan Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Vidar Hokstad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: Request for comments - Microwindows


> > >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

I don't understand.  What do you mean?

Regards,
Brad