Subject: Re: Idea: Automatic binary driver compiling system
From: Lee Revell <rlrevell@joe-job.com>
To: Benjamin Bach <benjamin@overtag.dk>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
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Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 13:35:08 -0500
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On Fri, 2006-03-17 at 19:00 +0100, Benjamin Bach wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> First off: I'm new on this list. I'm also new at starting projects. 
> Anyways, I've decided on this idea for my first year computer science 
> project. I have three months to set it off and definitely the whole 
> thing would be released into the world afterwards.
> 
> Second: I don't want opinions on the issue of making it easier for 
> companies to create binary (pre-compiled) drivers. Yes, we all want more 
> open source drivers. Of course.

Then let's end the thread here because this is the crux of ther issue -
no one WANTS it to be easier for vendors to ship binary drivers.

Linux will not change to accomodate vendors desire for binary drivers.
The vendors must adapt to Linux.  End of story.

Lee

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