Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 6 Oct 1998 10:07:14 -0500 (CDT) | From | Shaun Wilson <> | Subject | Re: [OT] RE: UDI and Free Software |
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> > I never said it did.. I should have said: Binary only drivers encourage > poor drivers (because they arn't seen) and UDI encourages Binary only > drivers. The simple fact of using UDI will not make it crap (though it > might make is slow, that's yet to be seen).. >
maybe... just maybe.. it's not such a bad idea that Linux should develop it's own set of UDI drivers as has been done up until now? Yes it would be tempting to just use a vendors commercial(albeit seemingly free) driver, but will it come with Linux? no. Shoudl linux have an adequate equal? I think yes.
One problem I see is that it would be stupid for Linux to not include its own set of drivers. Just simply stupid, at least up until UDI is a stable means of drivers distribution and everyone is happy with the results.
That's not to say that linux should not SUPPORT UDI.
UDI _support_ should be something that should not be missed out on.
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