On Tue, Mar 21, 2006 at 04:00:17PM +0100, Ulrich Windl wrote:
I disagree: developing a driver for Linux is a significant amount of work, and you get something (the driver). You don't get the sources, but you didn't pay for. I'm sure you could get the sources if you are paying for them.
By buying the hardware, you inderectly pay for the software. If the hardwareseller decides to not use OSS, then he should also play buy the rules and either open the source or place them in such a way that it does not infringe the rights of others. houghi -- Nutze die Zeit. Sie ist das Kostbarste, was wir haben, denn es ist unwiederbringliche Lebenszeit. Leben ist aber mehr als Werk und Arbeit, und das Sein wichtiger als das Tun - Johannes Müller-Elmau