Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 12:25:43 -0500 From: Dennis <dennis@etinc.com> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and NT Message-ID: <5.0.0.25.0.20001219120619.020cbac0@mail.etinc.com> In-Reply-To: <43070.977244298@critter> References: <Your message of "Tue, 19 Dec 2000 11:43:17 EST." <5.0.0.25.0.20001219111044.020739e0@mail.etinc.com>
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At 11:44 AM 12/19/2000, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: >In message <5.0.0.25.0.20001219111044.020739e0@mail.etinc.com>, Dennis writes: > > > >>Device Drivers > >>-------------- > >>I donīt like binary only device drivers. The code of an operating > >>system is more complex than a driver. if a company does not want to > >>publish the sourcecode, the should go away. > > > >You've lost all credibility here. > >We have a saying in Denmark, which I'm sure exist in as many forms >as there are languages in the world: > > "A thief belive everybody steals." > >Dennis, considering the recorded history of your arguments in our >mailing list archives, hearing you come out and praise closed source >drivers for open source OS's rings very very hollow. did you even read my comments, you blubbering moron? lol. I said NOTHING about theft. Zero. I guess you dont read english very well. I didnt "praise" closed source. I said there is arguable reasoning behind preferring supported binary drivers that work over incomplete source drivers. Selecting an OS based solely on this criteria is just plain stupid. Drivers generally do not require changes unless they are buggy. And the general public is generally no capable of maintaining a card driver with intricate knowledge of the controllers, which is no simple task. We have a saying in the US. "communism failed because its very essence breeds mediocrity". Your inabiltity to understand a business model that includes protecting corporate-funded assets, when MOST of the world's corporations adhere exclusively to such a model, shows how little you know about business in general. Your stupidity is also is emphasized by the fact that no major manufacturer has supported drivers for freebsd. Intel wont even help by providing docs. Bravo. What a WIN for the freebsd community. You've done a tremendous job marketing your concept. Am I a thief because my company provides value added solutions without source to our enhancements on a freebsd platform? If you are insulted that other people are using your work without paying for it then it sounds like you dont fit in very well with the "open source" community Mr. Kamp. DB To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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