Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:47:09 +0100 From: FBSD UG <freebsd@rgbaz.eu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why FreeBSD not popular on hardware vendors Message-ID: <E96B5E07-5D0A-4B66-B81E-2D88C07CFC93@rgbaz.eu> In-Reply-To: <20081212203202.H4803@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: <1228733482.4495.14.camel@laptop1.herveybayaustralia.com.au> <20081211103742.21621a6d@gom.home> <20081211190951.GB845@comcast.net> <20081211113257.405a082c@gom.home> <20081211202023.GC845@comcast.net> <20081211134622.15c81ecd@gom.home> <20081212002813.GD32300@kokopelli.hydra> <20081211170011.777236f8@gom.home> <20081212015814.GB32982@kokopelli.hydra> <20081212120437.B3687@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20081212181258.GE36348@kokopelli.hydra> <ghuau9$juk$1@ger.gmane.org> <20081212203202.H4803@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
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On 12 dec 2008, at 20:32, Wojciech Puchar wrote: >>> I disagree. I believe, rather, that support for closed hardware >>> specs >>> isn't *as* important -- but is still at least somewhat important. >>> >> >> My reservation to the 3D driver thing is it is setting a very >> dangerous >> precedent if the solution involves allowing a third party commercial >> enterprise to dictate features FreeBSD "must include" before they >> will >> support it. > > NVidia MUST INCLUDE full documentation of their hardware. > this is normal - hardware manufacturer produces hardware, > programmers do make support for it. > > what is common today isn't normal. did FreeBSD change to GPL?
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