Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3605 mails)

[Kevanf1 <kevanf1@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 01/06/06, Bruce Marshall <bmarsh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thursday 01 June 2006 02:51, Per Jessen wrote:
> > BRUCE STANLEY wrote:
> > > Main stream = large scale usage of OS by Non-technical users as well as
> > >               technical users.  This includes home users as well.
> >
> > Except for non-technical home users, the non-GPL issue will not prevent
> > Linux going mainstream, then.
> >
>
> Oh really?   So the rest of us are supposed to spend the 5 days I spent trying
> to find solutions and solve problems?   Those are 5 days that I *didn't* have
> to spend on  9.3 or 10.0
>
> We're not going in the right direction.

I agree with getting rid of proprietary modules but not when there
isn't an OSS one to easily replace it.  The solution is quite simple.
Work on replacement and do them properly.  Not do a major clear out
with nothing left to replace.
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Kevan Farmer

Linux user #373362

Cheslyn Hay
Staffordshire
WS6 7HR

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