On Sat, 2006-06-03 at 13:16 +0200, jdd sur free wrote:
Mike McMullin wrote:
I agree with your question. I am not against closed source drivers if it allows me to use hardware that I bought, I do wish hardware vendors would get it through their thick bean-counters that diddling Linux support is just plain bad business.
It have probably already been said, but it's worth to repeat that Linux programmers don't even ask the hardware manufacturers to make themselve the driver, but only to release the specifications of they material, which is really a good deal...
Yes it has been said before, but it doesn't hurt to repeat it. One way or another any OS needs a driver for a piece of hardware. If we cannot get open source then I will settle for closed source. Bean-counters who ignore Linux are not doing their hardware sales any favours. IMO. Mike -- 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