Messages in this thread |  | | | Subject | Re: CONFIG_MARKERS | | From | Jon Masters <> | | Date | Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:19:29 -0500 |
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On Thu, 2008-01-24 at 00:25 -0500, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
> Remember - when a user tries a Linux box with a proprietary module, and the > experience sucks because the module sucks, they will walk away thinking > "Linux sucks", not "That module sucks".
Worse, if they're technically inclined, they'll think Linux sucks for encoding philosophical policy into the kernel. Remember, a proprietary driver is only "illegal" to distribute, it's not an infringement for someone to write a non-GPL driver, or to have one on their computer.
Jon.
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