On 22 March 2010 13:56, Thiago Macieira <[email protected]> wrote: > 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". >
Can you put an example where the cost is the factor of choosing? Except the studies by Microsoft, the others studies showed that the open source always is more cheap. And this is speaking in the same conditions as proprietary software (not entering in aspects like reusing code, testing, bug fixing, where the open source wins always). >> 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. If the price of your permissiveness is remove freedom in your platform, in my opinion you should avoid it. Cheers, Adrian. _______________________________________________ MeeGo-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.meego.com/listinfo/meego-dev
