On Fri, 12 May 2000, you wrote:
> Vandoorselaere Yoann wrote:
> >
> > Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > > >
> > > > Yeah yeah yeah... So is one suppose to settle for a
>
> > Ok, i will not repeat myself, there was already another nvidia
> > thread, just check it out.
> >
> > By doing such things you do not respect linux philosophy.
> >
>
> blah blah blah, I hear this crap all the time. I use linux
> because I like the power of the command line and the
> look and feel of it. If things are open source, then thats
> great, but there is no hardened rule that companies *HAVE*
> to provide open source drivers for their hardware. I don't
> care if its open source or a binary driver, as long as it
> supports my hardware and it works, then I am happy. Think of
> it what you will, I use it as a tool, thats all a computer
> is to me.
Well I won't repeat what I just posted, but I do feel an urge to point out to
you that you are using linux and you are free to do so in any fashion you
choose BECAUSE others gave some attention to protecting your freedoms in the
course of securing their own.
Yes a computer is a tool. But when you buy software and think to use it for a
certain purpose and find that you are prohibited in the blink of an attorney's
eye to use it as you envisioned when you purchased it because the license
agreement you clicked on gave away that right.... What use is the tool? I
couldn't use NT Workstation as an internet server for that very reason, (with a
Netscape-supplied web server I had purchased) and I was faced with putting up
double the money for NT Server (and getting the benefits of all the security
holes in IIS for "free") , and then I discovered linux.... Yes, Microsoft
modified the conditions of my license agreement even after I had purchased the
software, because I AGREED TO LET THEM DO THAT. I read license agreements much
more carefully these days., but since I don't buy Microsoft, I don't feel the
burning need for an LL.D or J.D. after my name to break the shrink wrap.
So, you are free to use your computer as you desire, but pardon those who do
not support your specific applications because they see a threat to their
freedoms embedded in your practice. I am not criticizing your position, but I
do hope you understand that of others.
Civileme
Civileme
