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SubjectRe: Why is Nvidia given GPL'd code to use in closed source drivers?
On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Richard Stallman wrote:

> If "have faith in freedom" means to assume it will take care of
> itself, that is always bad advice.

Agreed.

> One way we can defend our freedom is by refusing to buy the hardware
> that needs non-free drivers. To make this pressure effective,

Absolutely agreed, this way we might even give nvidia an actual
reason to open up their driver. Infinitely better than whining
about nvidia doing something they have all right to do...

regards,

Rik
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