On Thu, 2004-12-02 at 21:02, Fons Adriaensen wrote: > On Thu, Dec 02, 2004 at 05:56:03PM +0100, Esben Stien wrote: > > Alfons Adriaensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > For the same reasons, there would be no need to upgrade your Linux > > > version, and you don't need driver updates. The current closed-source > > > driver will still work in 5 years. > > > > Now, you're twisting everything to fit a twisted view. Software is > > changed much more often than hardware. > > Yes. And you can't expect a manufacturer of a e.g. soundcard to update > all drivers each time you or any other customer decide to upgrade his > system. If *you* modify your system and thereby make an existing driver > useless, then it's up to *you* to find a solution,
which in case of an opensource driver would be to change a code here and there to make it work... > maybe by providing a > compatibility interface in your new system. You can't expect others to > pay for the consequences of your decisions. A manufacturer will adapt > to a new system if that is in his interest, otherwise not. Paul, Jan, Fons, and others. I believe that you should switch your software to proprietary and make a living out of it. Because in that case your reasoning would be perfectly valid. Marek
