Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 18:32:45 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 18:32:45 -0500 Received: from krusty.dt.e-technik.Uni-Dortmund.DE ([129.217.163.1]:24592 "EHLO mail.dt.e-technik.uni-dortmund.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 18:32:42 -0500 Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 00:41:16 +0100 From: Matthias Andree To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Honest does not pay here ... Message-ID: <20030106234116.GH10752@merlin.emma.line.org> Mail-Followup-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <200301041809.KAA06893@adam.yggdrasil.com> <3E18B76B.8050803@cox.net> <3E18CC4D.1020604@cox.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3E18CC4D.1020604@cox.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 860 Lines: 19 On Sun, 05 Jan 2003, David van Hoose wrote: > The impression I am getting from the GPL argument is that people want > 100% opensource drivers. Well, to be frank, I'd rather have a driver > that isn't 100% opensource to no driver at all. I think most everyone on > this mailing list agrees. If not, I'd like to know why. You're at the author's mercy if you need to upgrade your kernel or if the driver doesn't work for you. I'd rather know before buying a product (modem, GFX board, ...) if there's either non-NDA'd documentation or better an OpenSource driver or at least support for such. -- Matthias Andree - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/