RE: [gentoo-user] Nvidia users: please sign petition for open/free drivers

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Enrico Weigelt [mailto:weigelt@×××××.de]
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 4:00 PM
>> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
>> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Nvidia users: please sign petition for
>> open/free drivers
>>
>> * Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote:
>> > On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 11:33:36 -0600, Marzan, Richard non Unisys wrote:
>> >
>> > > Keeping in mind that this petition probably might not work, I
> think
>> > > it's a good idea to let Nvidia know how many people are interested
> in
>> > > having free drivers. This might lead them to release information
> on
>> how
>> > > to write drivers for their hardware.
>> >
>> > The problem with this is that Nvidia license non-free code for use
> in
>> > their drivers. They are not allowed to distribute the source, or
> other
>> > information about the code, so they have two choices for Linux
> drivers:
>>
>> They could rewrite it step by step and release the rewritten parts
>> to the community. At least the kernel module, it doesn't seem to be
>> that complex (compared with the open code around it).
>>
>> cu
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They want to protect their intellectual property.
They paid for R&D and they don't want to give that investment away.


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