From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 18:32:45 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 18:32:45 -0500 Received: from krusty.dt.e-technik.Uni-Dortmund.DE ([129.217.163.1]:24592 "EHLO mail.dt.e-technik.uni-dortmund.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 18:32:42 -0500 Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 00:41:16 +0100 From: Matthias Andree To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Honest does not pay here ... Message-ID: <20030106234116.GH10752@merlin.emma.line.org> Mail-Followup-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <200301041809.KAA06893@adam.yggdrasil.com> <3E18B76B.8050803@cox.net> <3E18CC4D.1020604@cox.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3E18CC4D.1020604@cox.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sun, 05 Jan 2003, David van Hoose wrote: > The impression I am getting from the GPL argument is that people want > 100% opensource drivers. Well, to be frank, I'd rather have a driver > that isn't 100% opensource to no driver at all. I think most everyone on > this mailing list agrees. If not, I'd like to know why. You're at the author's mercy if you need to upgrade your kernel or if the driver doesn't work for you. I'd rather know before buying a product (modem, GFX board, ...) if there's either non-NDA'd documentation or better an OpenSource driver or at least support for such. -- Matthias Andree