From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 27 01:17:29 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7A2A16A4ED for ; Thu, 27 Jul 2006 01:17:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: from wr-out-0506.google.com (wr-out-0506.google.com [64.233.184.224]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D5EF43D46 for ; Thu, 27 Jul 2006 01:17:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: by wr-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id i3so1020852wra for ; Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:17:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.65.126.16 with SMTP id d16mr429600qbn; Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:17:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?192.168.0.3? ( [67.189.184.224]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id q19sm185921qbq.2006.07.26.18.17.26; Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:17:26 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:17:30 -0400 From: Gerard Seibert To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Organization: Seibercom In-Reply-To: <20060726231555.GB19000@gothmog.pc> References: <20060726185018.BB70.GERARD@seibercom.net> <20060726231555.GB19000@gothmog.pc> X-Face: "\j?x](l|]4p?-1Bf@!wN<&p=$.}^k-HgL}cJKbQZ3r#Ar]\%U(#6}'?<3s7%(%(gxJxxcR nSNPNr*/^~StawWU9KDJ-CT0k$f#@t2^K&BS_f|?ZV/.7Q Message-Id: <20060726211158.E029.GERARD@seibercom.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Becky! ver. 2.25 [en] Subject: Re: Are hardware vendors starting to bail on FreeBSD ... ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 01:17:30 -0000 Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > If the technical specifications are open, there is *zero* support cost > for the hardware vendor. They don't even _have_ to make a driver for > their hardware. What they *can* do though is reply to requests for an > open source driver with: ``Piss off! We have you the technical specs, > so you can write your own. Our development and support costs would not > be justified, but here's the spec... give it your best shot.'' > > *This* is the point Darrin is trying to make :) Obviously, everyone has their own take on the subject. The bottom line is that they, meaning the product or software developer, has a legal right to do with their product as they see fit. If their marketing choice does not coincide with yours, then find or create a product that you find more suitable. -- Gerard Seibert gerard@seibercom.net