Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 11 Jan 2003 22:57:49 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 11 Jan 2003 22:57:49 -0500 Received: from mta6.srv.hcvlny.cv.net ([167.206.5.17]:18163 "EHLO mta6.srv.hcvlny.cv.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 11 Jan 2003 22:57:47 -0500 Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 23:04:36 -0500 From: Rob Wilkens Subject: Re: Nvidia and its choice to read the GPL "differently" In-reply-to: <200301120400.h0C40xLE030281@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> To: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu Cc: Linux kernel list Reply-to: robw@optonline.net Message-id: <1042344276.1034.154.camel@RobsPC.RobertWilkens.com> Organization: Robert Wilkens MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.1 Content-type: text/plain Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT References: <7BFCE5F1EF28D64198522688F5449D5A03C0F4@xchangeserver2.storigen.com> <1042250324.1278.18.camel@RobsPC.RobertWilkens.com> <20030111020738.GC9373@work.bitmover.com> <1042251202.1259.28.camel@RobsPC.RobertWilkens.com> <20030111021741.GF9373@work.bitmover.com> <1042252717.1259.51.camel@RobsPC.RobertWilkens.com> <20030111214437.GD9153@nbkurt.casa-etp.nl> <1042322012.1034.6.camel@RobsPC.RobertWilkens.com> <20030111222619.GG9153@nbkurt.casa-etp.nl> <1042327403.1033.71.camel@RobsPC.RobertWilkens.com> <200301120400.h0C40xLE030281@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1154 Lines: 31 On Sat, 2003-01-11 at 23:00, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote: > On Sat, 11 Jan 2003 18:23:23 EST, Rob Wilkens said: > > > As per buggy hardware, the software should _not_ have to support it. > > The software should report that the hardware has a bug and stop. > > Otherwise, you wind up writing really bad code for other hardware at the > > same time that you're trying to work with one particular piece of bad > > hardware. > > Er? Rob? You got a prescription for them pharmaceuticals? > Sadly, I can't share my prescriptions... But they're on file at the pharmacy: Zyprexa, for psychosis (calming effect, "major tranquilizer") Topamax (mood stabilizer, and weight control) Neurontin (mood stabilizer) Klonopin (anti-anxiety, "minor tranquilizer") Klonopin can be addictive (controlled substance), and has even been reported in the news as a date rape drug because of how effective it is. -Rob - 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/