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Third party and non-GPL drivers was Re: [opensuse] wireless doesn't work in suse 11 RC1
- From: G T Smith <grahamsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:07:02 +0100
- Message-id: <48464D26.8080505@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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John Andersen wrote:
What allegation!? What I am merely pointing out is that the
Ubuntu/Kubuntu with their target market and profile can take risks that
Novell/SuSE with a different target market and profile may find
unacceptable. (whether those risks are real or perceived is a different
question).
Hang on a minute... just what is the build service, packman etc etc??..
different approach same result.... in your originally post you seemed to
be implying something rather different....
The existence of wired networking is not in itself a sufficient
condition to assume connectivity. I have been around long enough to
remember laptops (and desktops) that used hardware configurations that
required OEM versions of driver sets and would not run with generic
drivers. I would expect that to be a potential issue with ULPCs....(i.e.
the Asus eee comes with a version of Xandros specifically tweaked for
the hardware).
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My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone.
Bjarne Stroustrup
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John Andersen wrote:
On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 3:31 AM, G T Smith
<grahamsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ubuntu may be bending the rules, but there is little mileage in anyone
taking them on as there is not a lot to be gained (not a lot in bank),
That's a pretty serious allegation you've made there.
Do you have anything to back it up?
What allegation!? What I am merely pointing out is that the
Ubuntu/Kubuntu with their target market and profile can take risks that
Novell/SuSE with a different target market and profile may find
unacceptable. (whether those risks are real or perceived is a different
question).
Ubuntu uses a "Restricted Driver Management" tool to install
proprietary drivers only after the user specifically requests the
install. These drivers are not in the normal repositories.
Hang on a minute... just what is the build service, packman etc etc??..
different approach same result.... in your originally post you seemed to
be implying something rather different....
As for chicken/egg: I've never seen a laptop that supported
wifi but had no cat5 port.
The existence of wired networking is not in itself a sufficient
condition to assume connectivity. I have been around long enough to
remember laptops (and desktops) that used hardware configurations that
required OEM versions of driver sets and would not run with generic
drivers. I would expect that to be a potential issue with ULPCs....(i.e.
the Asus eee comes with a version of Xandros specifically tweaked for
the hardware).
- --
==============================================================================
I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my
telephone.
My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone.
Bjarne Stroustrup
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