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Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2003 11:31:53 +0100
From: Helge Hafting <helgehaf@aitel.hist.no>
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Subject: Re: Why is Nvidia given GPL'd code to use in closed source drivers?
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Mark Mielke wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Jan 03, 2003 at 02:42:14PM +0100, Helge Hafting wrote:
> > This is very much like selling cars were the gas tank is locked, and
> > you don't have the key.  The gas stations have keys, but only
> > some of them.  So you can't fill anywhere.
> > Or a tv that don't work on thursdays. Silly in the extreme,
> > annoying for the user and no benefit for the manufacturer.
> 
> Balderdash! It is like selling a car with free professional
> maintenance, but no manuals to allow you to repair your own car. :-)

You get free maintenance on your nvidia drivers?  _Enough_ maintenance?
> 
> It might be true that nVidia is actually limiting their market. Since
> that results in loss of money to nVidia, and not to you, it really isn't
> any of our call. 

It is a loss to me too - I might want to use that hardware - _if_
they would release the specs at zero cost to them.

Helge Hafting
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