Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:26:56 +0000 From: "Jeff Rollin" <jeff.rollin@gmail.com> To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Dell is asking what free OS to preinstall Message-ID: <8a0028260703141026m3896b353y541a3d4ee4fb5d1d@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <8a0028260703141010t27295633l73424cd7ea789a12@mail.gmail.com> References: <45F6E0AB.1080105@mac.com> <20070314124606.26320.qmail@web50309.mail.re2.yahoo.com> <ef10de9a0703140818w23258c48kb763457481225144@mail.gmail.com> <cb5206420703140824l4f4518ci3cfd09c5f168b26@mail.gmail.com> <8a0028260703140853p271363c7m27e8089a3a18cee3@mail.gmail.com> <8a0028260703140855o6b0529f6oad4e351d2ab2205a@mail.gmail.com> <d9175cad0703140942w3670228byf856a0c558a8f11a@mail.gmail.com> <8a0028260703141010t27295633l73424cd7ea789a12@mail.gmail.com>
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On 14/03/07, Eric Kjeldergaard <kjelderg@gmail.com> wrote: > drivers.) For those of us using FreeBSD, there's not a substantial > advantage to proprietary linux drivers over proprietary Windows drivers. We > go unsupported either way. > > Hmm, well I would hope that they would use hardware with open source drivers only, in which case, yes, FreeBSD would be able to take advantage. Even if, say, the OSD's are GPL'ed, that would at least allow BSD users to inquire as to the specs from the OSD developers. Jeff -- Q: What will happen in the Aftermath? A: Impossible to tell, since we're still in the Beforemath. http://latedeveloper.org.uk -- Q: What will happen in the Aftermath? A: Impossible to tell, since we're still in the Beforemath. http://latedeveloper.org.uk
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