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From: "Henning P. Schmiedehausen" <hps@intermeta.de>
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Subject: Re: Why is Nvidia given GPL'd code to use in closed source drivers?
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Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> writes:

>On Sun, 2003-01-05 at 20:40, Henning P. Schmiedehausen wrote:
>> Tomas Szepe <szepe@pinerecords.com> writes:
>> 
>> >Even if I overlook that you're effectively comparing the incomparable,
>> >Microsoft making 370 times more than RedHat says _nothing_ about their
>> >actual achievement in terms of software development.  Should you insist
>> 
>> You might simply open your eyes and look around you before you utter
>> such ridicioulous statements.

>Your grep is faulty. Linux community members contribute to RFC's under their own names.

I looked for "RedHat / Red Hat". Not for "linux community members". 
That's what I wrote.

I didn't look for "Microsoft employees that contribute to RFC's under
their own names" either.

The original statement was 

--- cut --
"Microsoft making 370 times more than RedHat says _nothing_ about
their actual achievement in terms of software development."
--- cut --

BTW: Microsofts' contributions to RFCs has to me the same "face value"
as IBMs' contributions to the Linux kernel. It is an small piece of IP
( :-) ) given to get lots of leverage for closed/proprietary stuff.

>Try again

Nah. :-)

	Regards
		Henning

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