From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Feb 11 2: 3:39 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB7ED37B401 for ; Tue, 11 Feb 2003 02:03:38 -0800 (PST) Received: from HAL9000.homeunix.com (12-233-57-224.client.attbi.com [12.233.57.224]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF90B43F3F for ; Tue, 11 Feb 2003 02:03:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dschultz@uclink.Berkeley.EDU) Received: from HAL9000.homeunix.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by HAL9000.homeunix.com (8.12.6/8.12.5) with ESMTP id h1BA3PDm002624; Tue, 11 Feb 2003 02:03:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dschultz@uclink.Berkeley.EDU) Received: (from das@localhost) by HAL9000.homeunix.com (8.12.6/8.12.5/Submit) id h1BA3PWe002623; Tue, 11 Feb 2003 02:03:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dschultz@uclink.Berkeley.EDU) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 02:03:25 -0800 From: David Schultz To: Matthew Dillon Cc: Joe O , hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Another EPIA M 9000 update (was Re: More compartive power/performance results (was Re: Lower power SMP boxes?)) Message-ID: <20030211100325.GA2570@HAL9000.homeunix.com> Mail-Followup-To: Matthew Dillon , Joe O , hackers@FreeBSD.ORG References: <20030210120212.G47233-100000@clubfoot.cracktown.com> <200302102042.h1AKghcu023195@apollo.backplane.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200302102042.h1AKghcu023195@apollo.backplane.com> Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Thus spake Matthew Dillon : > I don't understand why these companies don't just > include sources for their X drivers, it would make life so much easier. Usually it's because they (wrongly) think it will protect their trade secrets from competitors. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message