Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 7 Jan 2003 03:58:49 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 7 Jan 2003 03:58:49 -0500 Received: from hermine.idb.hist.no ([158.38.50.15]:60434 "HELO hermine.idb.hist.no") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Tue, 7 Jan 2003 03:58:48 -0500 Message-ID: <3E1A98F0.271311CB@aitel.hist.no> Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2003 10:08:00 +0100 From: Helge Hafting X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.5.54 i686) X-Accept-Language: no, en, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Andrew Walrond , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Why is Nvidia given GPL'd code to use in closed source drivers? References: <1041596161.1157.34.camel@fly> <3E158738.4050003@walrond.org> <3E159336.F249C2A1@aitel.hist.no> <3E15A2C8.7060903@walrond.org> <3E195A4B.B160B1D2@aitel.hist.no> <3E196749.8080509@walrond.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 924 Lines: 25 Andrew Walrond wrote: > > I am in almost complete agreement with you regarding the benefits of > free drivers. > > But my point has evolved from this argument over nvidia and I extended > the principles to my business to see where it would lead. > > I don't see rms saying "Non free software is bad, except games" > Well, I don't speak for rms, and I think there is a rather big difference between drivers and games. I understand economic motives. Of course you don't give away games when that is a total loss. Giving away driver code (or at least programming specs) wouldn't be a loss to nvidia though - because users would still need to buy those cards. Helge Hafting - 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/