Em Segunda-feira 22 Março 2010, às 10:48:52, você escreveu: > > Now, if someone wants to put MeeGo on a device that has some hardware > > that the Open Source part doesn't support, what shall they do? Think not > > of Nokia or Intel here, but a small device vendor, a start-up. Please > > answer. > > If a small device vendor why they are going to choose a non open > source component?
There are any number of reasons for that, including "it's cheaper".
> The non open source components are the only one alternative?
>
> Non open source component implies in the most commons cases more
> implications and costs.
That's a generalisation.
> So, if a small device vendor chooses a hardware with not open source
> components (even with the above implications), the problem is not in
> MeeGo is open source and doesn't support some privates components.
Agreed and that's my entire point.
I'm saying it's not a MeeGo problem. I'm saying it's that vendor's problem.
Your arguments seemed to imply that they shouldn't be _allowed_ to use non-
open source drivers because they are using MeeGo.
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