Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 18:36:16 -0800 From: Boris <koester@x-itec.de> To: Dennis <dennis@etinc.com> Cc: Murray Stokely <murray@osd.bsdi.com>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re[2]: FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and NT Message-ID: <1567298284.20001219183616@x-itec.de> In-Reply-To: <5.0.0.25.0.20001219111044.020739e0@mail.etinc.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012181442290.25125-100000@pike.osd.bsdi.com> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012181442290.25125-100000@pike.osd.bsdi.com> <5.0.0.25.0.20001219111044.020739e0@mail.etinc.com>
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Hello Dennis, Tuesday, December 19, 2000, 8:43:17 AM, you wrote: D> You've lost all credibility here. Well supported device drivers should not D> require source. I'd prefer a commercial (preferably the manufacters) D> support other than some guy in the ural mountains who fixes things IF he D> can get a card with a problem and IF he can duplicate the problem and IF D> hes a good enough coder to get it done. I really donīt think so. A hardware manufacter can give out the source and provide support, too. We all can benefit of this, because some people will begin to optimize something. If there is a free operating system with sources, the drivers should be free, too. Developing an OS takes more knowledge than developing a driver. As I said, I wonīt have the same lame situation as on windows. If there is something wrong, I will have to look at the sources, too. And itīs not very complex to compile something. And if something like (compile, make, make install) is too complex, I donīt know what to say anymore. However, I wonīt accept binary-only drivers or apps in any form. It is and it will be possible in the feature to develop and distribute progs with sourcecode, especially device drivers. It is a risk, but no ris(c|k) no fun -) TRUST NO ONE. We have a great operating system here. Why should we blame it with binary-only files??? I wonīt. -- Best regards, Boris mailto:koester@x-itec.de To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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