Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751131AbWCISZz (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Mar 2006 13:25:55 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751101AbWCISZy (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Mar 2006 13:25:54 -0500 Received: from smtp8.wanadoo.fr ([193.252.22.23]:2665 "EHLO smtp8.wanadoo.fr") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751131AbWCISZy convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Mar 2006 13:25:54 -0500 X-ME-UUID: 20060309182552897.DB1B81C000F0@mwinf0806.wanadoo.fr Subject: Re: [future of drivers?] a proposal for binary drivers. From: Xavier Bestel To: Dave Neuer Cc: Phillip Susi , Luke-Jr , Anshuman Gholap , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <161717d50603090933o3df190f9vb1e06b0ec37deb8e@mail.gmail.com> References: <200603091509.06173.luke@dashjr.org> <441057D4.6030304@cfl.rr.com> <161717d50603090933o3df190f9vb1e06b0ec37deb8e@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 19:25:54 +0100 Message-Id: <1141928755.7599.0.camel@bip.parateam.prv> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.4.2.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 603 Lines: 18 Le jeudi 09 mars 2006 ? 12:33 -0500, Dave Neuer a ?crit : > On 3/9/06, Phillip Susi wrote: > > If binary drivers are illegal, then why have ATI and nvidia not been > > sued yet? > > Because no sufficiently deep-pocketed plaintiff has chosen to do so > yet. No. It's just because they don't distribute a kernel with their drivers. Xav - 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/