On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 09:01:44 +1300 Luuk Paulussen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> There is one major point you haven't mentioned > > >From: Timothy Musson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >I don't find it positive that more and more companies are jumping on the > >"Linux" bandwagon, by providing proprietary software and claiming to > >"support" me. I find it insulting and offensive. > > > >If people just go along with this kind of thing, what was the point in > >the first place? We might as well give up and switch to Microsoft, > >Apple, etc., where everything's just peachy and the following things are > >a fact of life: > Linux is free > > > > >Lock-in, bugs you can't do anything about, misery, desolation, distrust, > >secret file formats, viruses, plagues, pimples and warts, hair-loss, > >data-loss, adware, famine, forced upgrades, lies and dishonesty, > >uncertainty, crashes, split-ends and hang-nails, spyware, death, > >restricted freedom, and dags. > > > >There's nothing positive about it. > Linux is free > > > > >As for drivers: hardware manufacturers making specifications available > >(i.e., to allow the development of free drivers), _that_ would be > >positive. > I don't remember paying for any closed source drivers I downloaded. > However, I payed a lot of money for my video card, so I expect it to be > supported on the operating systems I use. This is really the card/chip > manufacturer's responsibility and I think both ATI and NVIDIA's commitment > to linux drivers is definitely positive. - Considering they designed the > thing they probably know how to write and fix the drivers the best. > > And did I mention you could download and use the drivers for free? ;) > > I for one am not going to complain about free driver upgrades with improved > support for my investment. I think you are confusing your freedoms. nvidia drivers are free (as in beer) but not free (as in speech). I think Timothy was wanting free (as in speech) drivers. > > Cheers > > Luuk > > _________________________________________________________________ > Find your perfect match @ http://personals.xtramsn.co.nz with XtraMSN > Personals! > -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
