Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:30:30 +0100
From: Sander <sander@humilis.net>
To: Benjamin Bach <benjamin@overtag.dk>
Cc: Lee Revell <rlrevell@joe-job.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Idea: Automatic binary driver compiling system
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Benjamin Bach wrote (ao):
> Linux get's better hardware support

With the help of binary drivers? Not likely. The smart people on this
list can't help for example.

> As of now Linux won't force vendors into creating open source drivers.
> That'd be like a small dog barking.

Well, as a customer you can put your money where your mouth is, and
simply buy other hardware. That is a way of forcing, or at least
stimulating the market.

As a kernel hacker you can choose to reverse engineer.

Btw, read this thread and tell me if you still agree that binary drivers
and depending on a company are a good thing:

http://forum.matrox.com/mga/viewtopic.php?t=19208&sid=724d14d42714800f9d13ee6286f37f0b

	Kind regards, Sander

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