Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751670AbVLFPJr (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Dec 2005 10:09:47 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751679AbVLFPJr (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Dec 2005 10:09:47 -0500 Received: from ppp-217-133-42-200.cust-adsl.tiscali.it ([217.133.42.200]:22370 "EHLO opteron.random") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751670AbVLFPJq (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Dec 2005 10:09:46 -0500 Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 16:09:44 +0100 From: Andrea Arcangeli To: Felipe Alfaro Solana Cc: Arjan van de Ven , "M." , Brian Gerst , William Lee Irwin III , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Linux in a binary world... a doomsday scenario Message-ID: <20051206150944.GB28539@opteron.random> References: <1133779953.9356.9.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> <20051205121851.GC2838@holomorphy.com> <20051206011844.GO28539@opteron.random> <43944F42.2070207@didntduck.org> <20051206030828.GA823@opteron.random> <1133869465.4836.11.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> <6f6293f10512060404x57cfb97dqaa469f2701cd2528@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <6f6293f10512060404x57cfb97dqaa469f2701cd2528@mail.gmail.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 682 Lines: 15 On Tue, Dec 06, 2005 at 01:04:59PM +0100, Felipe Alfaro Solana wrote: > are still a small community, so I see it complicated using our power > to change vendor's minds. Why not using the vendor that ships hardware that requires no binary only driver? I know there is the option to remove the embedded wireless card ;). Better not to have it than to pay for it without using it. A bluetooth usb dongle costs only a dozen dollars anyway. - 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/