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On Sat, Aug 26, 2006 at 12:49:03AM +0200, Timo Schoeler wrote:
> thus Mark Weinem spake:
> >Timo Schoeler wrote:
> >>thus Mark Weinem spake:
> >>>Zafer Aydogan wrote:
>=20
> >But we should rnot support petitions and ask vendors for OS-specific
> >binary-only drivers. Nvdia drivers for FreeBSD and NetBSD without the=20
> >possibility for
> >all the other and smaller Open Source projects to profit - no thanks! =
=20
> >It's no problem for me that blob drivers work with Free- oder NetBSD  -=
=20
> >but we should really not demand them.
>=20
> yeah, and that's the point. as soon as one accepts a blob from any=20
> vendor they will say in future that you accepted it and don't see the=20
> necessity of opening their documentation (i.e. NOT the design itself,=20
> but the docs).

I think you're wrong here. Well, you may be right about what is said, but
that's not what's important. My experience is that if someone says that
they will only blob a driver and that's ok because you took a blob
earlier, they are just finding an excuse. The decision to open-source or=20
not happened earlier.

Take care,

Bill

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