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Subject: Re: Why FreeBSD not popular on hardware vendors
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>> by a larger group of users. If FBSD wants to remain a 'niche' product
>> with limited support for third party products, then the question of why
>> FBSD is not more popular with hardware vendors has been answered.
>
> That's exactly what some people want -- though it's not a universal
> FreeBSD goal, obviously.

there are nothing to stop nvidia to write their kernel module as they 
like. they may do it good, bad, whatever, just it should be ADD ON.

it can't cost very much, while there will be larger market for their 
product.

if they don't like, simply don't buy their hardware and request others to 
write it.