On 2/14/07, v j <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
This has nothing to do with politics. I am not a Linux contributor. I realize
that people who have contributed to the Linux Kernel have very valid points. It
is their sweat and blood. They have a right to protect what they have worked
on. I am purely commenting from a user perspective. If Linux becomes closed to
external drivers, then it will have repercussions in the embedded space. I can
say for certain that a company evaluating OSes and realizing that their drivers
will have to be open-source will almost certainly go for the alternative.
On 2/14/07, Trent Waddington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 2/15/07, v j <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > The drivers which we have written over the last three years are suddenly
> > under threat.
> > [..]
> > The fact that Linux is becoming more and more closed is very very alarming.
>
> Sigh. Someone remind me of the rules against "politics" on the list
> before I get into why vj should play nice with the other children.
>
> Trent
>
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