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Re: [opensuse-factory] AVM/SUSE/Novell long-term relationship endangered
- From: Andreas Jaeger <aj@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:26:14 +0100
- Message-id: <hozmks6c61.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
houghi <houghi@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On Wed, Feb 15, 2006 at 10:10:41AM +0100, Andreas Jaeger wrote:
>> Hans-Peter Jansen <hpj@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>> > Hmm, how do you download something, if the e.g. AVM DSL/ISDN Combo Card
>> > driver is missing (like it's the situation here), and that's the only
>> > way to internet?
>>
>> The kmp packages can be made available as a package installation
>> source that can be put on a media.
>
> As I understand, they won't be put on suse.ftp or opensuse.ftp and thus
> won't be available on e.g. CD 6. Is that correct, or am I wrong?
Correct in the case of non-GPL drivers - but e.g. AVM or any developer
could make their own CD and ship it with their products like they do
for Windows. Now we only need a stable kernel ABI ;-(
Andreas
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Andreas Jaeger, aj@xxxxxxx, http://www.suse.de/~aj/
SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany
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> On Wed, Feb 15, 2006 at 10:10:41AM +0100, Andreas Jaeger wrote:
>> Hans-Peter Jansen <hpj@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>> > Hmm, how do you download something, if the e.g. AVM DSL/ISDN Combo Card
>> > driver is missing (like it's the situation here), and that's the only
>> > way to internet?
>>
>> The kmp packages can be made available as a package installation
>> source that can be put on a media.
>
> As I understand, they won't be put on suse.ftp or opensuse.ftp and thus
> won't be available on e.g. CD 6. Is that correct, or am I wrong?
Correct in the case of non-GPL drivers - but e.g. AVM or any developer
could make their own CD and ship it with their products like they do
for Windows. Now we only need a stable kernel ABI ;-(
Andreas
--
Andreas Jaeger, aj@xxxxxxx, http://www.suse.de/~aj/
SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany
GPG fingerprint = 93A3 365E CE47 B889 DF7F FED1 389A 563C C272 A126
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