From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 7 Jan 2003 18:19:47 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 7 Jan 2003 18:19:47 -0500 Received: from krusty.dt.e-technik.Uni-Dortmund.DE ([129.217.163.1]:37647 "EHLO mail.dt.e-technik.uni-dortmund.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 7 Jan 2003 18:19:47 -0500 Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 00:28:20 +0100 From: Matthias Andree To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Honest does not pay here ... Message-ID: <20030107232820.GB24664@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> <20030106234116.GH10752@merlin.emma.line.org> <1041949483.14084.157.camel@dlacoste.ottawa.loran.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1041949483.14084.157.camel@dlacoste.ottawa.loran.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, 07 Jan 2003, Dana Lacoste wrote: > On Mon, 2003-01-06 at 18:41, Matthias Andree wrote: > > > 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. > > Which is why you chose an open source driver over a closed source > driver, but you're STILL ignoring the "any driver is better than none" > argument. Depends on the driver quality. If it's stable, then it might qualify. If it confuses my computer, then I'll rather sell the hardware to someone who doesn't use Linux and buy a hardware that is documented and has decent OpenSource drivers. -- Matthias Andree