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On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 11:33:36 -0600, Marzan, Richard non Unisys wrote: |
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> Keeping in mind that this petition probably might not work, I think |
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> it's a good idea to let Nvidia know how many people are interested in |
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> having free drivers. This might lead them to release information on how |
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> to write drivers for their hardware. |
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The problem with this is that Nvidia license non-free code for use in |
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their drivers. They are not allowed to distribute the source, or other |
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information about the code, so they have two choices for Linux drivers: |
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release binary drivers or release open drivers with the code removed and |
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have everyone complain how the Linux drivers are slower or less capable |
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than the Windows ones. |
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Damned if they do and damned if they don't :( |
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Neil Bothwick |
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