On Fri, 2006-06-02 at 10:33 +0200, T. Ribbrock wrote:
If that was the case, Linux should have died years ago - all that blob stuff really only came into the picture during the last few years, while Linux started gaining pace at least in the server rooms even before that. So, no, Linux won't die without proprietary code. Linux can only die if there are no people left developping for it - or if it is made illegal (and even then I have my doubts).
Let's differentiate between "proprietary" and "open standard." At least OpenGL is an "open standard." And it has an ARB that ensures extensions stay "open standards." People develop for OpenGL, not ATI or nVidia. Just because Intel won't share select IP, and their open source drivers do not support many OpenGL features in Linux that ATI or nVidia do, does not mean you need an ATI or nVidia card because of "proprietary" features. Now I've really taken some "shots" for trying to address these meta-discussions, when I'm _not_ the one that keeps them going. People have barked at me to take them to the OT list, and yet, I'm not the one that keeps them going. Please, please consider this before anyone decides to bring this up yet again. -- Bryan J. Smith Professional, technical annoyance mailto:b.j.smith@ieee.org http://thebs413.blogspot.com ------------------------------------------------------- Illegal Immigration = "Representation Without Taxation" -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com