From: Steven Barnhart <sbarn03@softhome.net>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: NVidia and its choice to read the GPL "differently"
Date: 03 Jan 2003 16:50:25 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1041630640.2053.2.camel@sbarn.net> (raw)
This looks to me like another "don't use something because its not free"
type of thing just like with Linus using Bitkeeper. Even if Nvidia
wanted
to open source the drivers they couldn't because they have atleast 5
NDAs
with third party companies! Also open source isn't for everything (don't
flame please). Its great but if a proprietary product is technically
better I will (usually) use it. The nv drivers as I understand it don't
support as much or whatever as the Nvidia drivers. I want good quality
graphics for paying a hefty price for the card. I am not going to use
free
drivers if they don't use the qualities. You guys should be happy Nvidia
is fricken dealing with all you "everything must be free" people. That
could be what's keeping (offtopic) Photoshop off of Linux. They
have added Linux to their driver arch. along with Windows..I think thats
an achievement. As for their GPL code in closed source..I'm not really
updated on that so I can't say to much but I believe this [1]was a case
and Nvidia fixed it. Sorry if I offended any Stallman followers but
c'mon guys..open source doesn't always produce the best products just
take a look at Bitkeeper and CVS. From my perspective BK is better.
[1] http://slashdot.org/features/00/05/01/0047219.shtml
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2003-01-03 21:50 Steven Barnhart [this message]
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2003-01-15 20:08 Nvidia and its choice to read the GPL "differently" Thomas Hood
2003-01-15 20:25 ` Mark Hounschell
[not found] <20030112070914.AAA21737%shell.webmaster.com@whenever>
2003-01-12 14:40 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 7:13 David Schwartz
2003-01-12 6:16 Mark Mielke
2003-01-12 7:09 ` David Schwartz
2003-01-10 15:29 Larry Sendlosky
2003-01-11 1:58 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 2:07 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-11 2:13 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 2:17 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-11 2:38 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 2:41 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-11 2:46 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 21:44 ` Kurt Garloff
2003-01-11 21:53 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 22:16 ` Chief Gadgeteer
2003-01-11 22:26 ` Kurt Garloff
2003-01-11 23:23 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 3:33 ` Mark Mielke
2003-01-12 3:43 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 4:19 ` David Schwartz
2003-01-13 13:51 ` Richard B. Johnson
2003-01-12 4:00 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-01-12 4:04 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 7:47 ` Chuck Wolber
2003-01-11 22:36 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2003-01-11 22:57 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 11:13 ` Andrew McGregor
2003-01-11 3:26 ` Alan Cox
2003-01-11 2:54 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-11 2:58 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 3:11 ` Zwane Mwaikambo
2003-01-11 3:14 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 3:16 ` John Adams
2003-01-11 3:35 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 3:48 ` Hans Sgier
2003-01-11 3:55 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 4:41 ` J Sloan
2003-01-11 4:44 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 5:09 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-01-11 15:57 ` Tom Sightler
2003-01-11 3:27 ` Brian Tinsley
[not found] ` <1042256385.1259.106.camel@RobsPC.RobertWilkens.com>
2003-01-11 4:16 ` Brian Tinsley
2003-01-11 3:52 ` yodaiken
2003-01-11 4:05 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 5:45 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-01-11 6:01 ` Tomas Szepe
2003-01-11 15:03 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 19:41 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-01-11 21:18 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 6:32 ` Ryan Anderson
2003-01-11 2:55 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 3:20 ` Tom Sightler
2003-01-11 19:48 ` Mark Mielke
[not found] <fa.gm4r3cv.1r4avpq@ifi.uio.no>
[not found] ` <fa.hq6mucv.l4qg1c@ifi.uio.no>
2003-01-08 15:02 ` Giacomo A. Catenazzi
2003-01-08 20:53 ` Jon Portnoy
2003-01-09 23:13 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-09 23:45 ` Matthias Andree
2003-01-05 8:02 Albert D. Cahalan
2003-01-06 17:13 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-06 17:37 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-06 19:40 ` Steven Barnhart
2003-01-06 23:33 ` Matthias Andree
2003-01-07 15:47 ` Disconnect
2003-01-07 13:40 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-07 14:26 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-08 8:00 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-08 13:51 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-09 23:14 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-09 23:24 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-11 0:21 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-10 5:33 ` Oliver Xymoron
2003-01-10 6:07 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-01-10 6:31 ` Miles Bader
2003-01-10 14:17 ` Charles Cazabon
2003-01-11 1:36 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 4:06 ` John Jasen
2003-01-11 7:13 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-01-08 21:29 ` Matthias Andree
2003-01-09 2:26 ` Vlad@Vlad.geekizoid.com
2003-01-09 8:57 ` John Alvord
2003-01-10 9:52 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-10 16:05 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-01-10 18:41 ` Rogier Wolff
2003-01-12 11:55 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-12 12:27 ` Mark Mielke
2003-01-13 14:32 ` Richard B. Johnson
2003-01-13 17:09 ` Jesse Pollard
2003-01-13 17:22 ` Richard B. Johnson
2003-01-13 17:37 ` Jesse Pollard
2003-01-13 18:48 ` Richard B. Johnson
2003-01-14 18:55 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-14 19:06 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-14 21:32 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-01-15 12:44 ` Gaël Le Mignot
2003-01-14 22:20 ` Tomasz Kłoczko
2003-01-13 17:51 ` Mark Mielke
2003-01-14 18:54 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-09 23:14 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-09 23:39 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-07 16:18 ` Dimitrie O. Paun
2003-01-08 2:29 ` Miles Bader
2003-01-09 7:28 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-09 6:44 ` Dimitrie O. Paun
2003-01-03 22:24 Shureih, Tariq
2003-01-03 23:06 ` Andrew Walrond
2003-01-03 21:52 Steven Barnhart
2003-01-04 0:18 ` Florian Weimer
2003-01-03 20:31 Richard Stallman
2003-01-03 21:20 ` Mike Galbraith
2003-01-03 21:28 ` Christoph Hellwig
2003-01-03 21:32 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-03 22:09 ` Ranjeet Shetye
2003-01-04 0:02 ` Lionel Bouton
2003-01-03 22:59 ` Måns Rullgård
2003-01-04 23:45 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-04 4:37 ` Mark Rutherford
2003-01-01 2:41 Hell.Surfers
2003-01-01 9:36 ` Mike Galbraith
2003-01-02 18:38 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-02 18:49 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-02 19:02 ` Richard B. Johnson
2003-01-02 19:31 ` Mark Mielke
2003-01-03 7:50 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-03 7:56 ` Mark Hahn
2003-01-03 20:30 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-03 11:17 ` venom
2003-01-03 11:49 ` Andrew Walrond
2003-01-03 13:11 ` venom
2003-01-03 14:58 ` Bill Davidsen
2003-01-03 15:25 ` Andrew Walrond
2003-01-03 15:48 ` Hugo Mills
2003-01-03 20:30 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-03 1:01 ` Mike Galbraith
2003-01-03 7:50 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-04 22:14 ` Matthias Andree
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