[3299] in linux-net channel archive
Re: Binary Driver Issues
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike Kilburn)
Tue Jun 18 16:37:26 1996
To: dennis@etinc.com (Dennis)
cc: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 18 Jun 1996 11:05:33 -0400."
<199606181505.LAA03324@etinc.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 17:18:02 +0200
From: Mike Kilburn <mike@lserv.conexio.co.za>
> I thought the idea of "Free" software was to make things "open" and to increase
> "freedom". What a joke. Now you're debating rules to make everyone conform
> to your closed-minded beliefs, and to reduce the usefulness of the resulting
> product
> by shutting out commercial vendors and sending all of the good commercial
> products
> to other platforms without such restrictions. Sounds pretty hypocritical to me!
>
Who else is doing this but you. It was pointed out to me that Caldera
has binary only "value-added" drivers but at least they have given back useful
source. The problem with freedom is criminals will abuse it, thats why we need
laws.
