Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 06 Jan 2003 11:31:53 +0100 | From | Helge Hafting <> | Subject | Re: Why is Nvidia given GPL'd code to use in closed source drivers? |
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Mark Mielke wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 03, 2003 at 02:42:14PM +0100, Helge Hafting wrote: > > This is very much like selling cars were the gas tank is locked, and > > you don't have the key. The gas stations have keys, but only > > some of them. So you can't fill anywhere. > > Or a tv that don't work on thursdays. Silly in the extreme, > > annoying for the user and no benefit for the manufacturer. > > Balderdash! It is like selling a car with free professional > maintenance, but no manuals to allow you to repair your own car. :-)
You get free maintenance on your nvidia drivers? _Enough_ maintenance? > > It might be true that nVidia is actually limiting their market. Since > that results in loss of money to nVidia, and not to you, it really isn't > any of our call.
It is a loss to me too - I might want to use that hardware - _if_ they would release the specs at zero cost to them.
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