Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 31 Dec 2002 10:36:32 -0500 | From | Mark Rutherford <> | Subject | Re: Why is Nvidia given GPL'd code to use in closed source drivers? |
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Paul Jakma wrote:
> On Tue, 31 Dec 2002, Mark Rutherford wrote: > > > the Linux drivers, are in my opinion far more superior than the Window$ > > drivers. > > After all, you do get the kernel module source code.... > > No you do not. > > You get source to the code that shims a big binary object file into > whatever kernel you compile against.
I stand corrected here... (silence)
> > > > I dont think we should fault them, at least they give us something, > > we need to focus on the companies that give us NOTHING. > > they havnt given us anything.
well, change 'us' to 'Linux users' why? well we can use our expensive hardware. to some, thats all that matters. personally, I would like to see the code :)
> > > end of rant :) > > regards, > -- > Paul Jakma Sys Admin Alphyra > paulj@alphyra.ie > Warning: /never/ send email to spam@dishone.st or trap@dishone.st > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
-- Regards, Mark Rutherford mark@justirc.net
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