Well, it does, kinda. Dereck probably meant that the problem is specifically
Broadcom's reticence on releasing open-source drivers for its wireless
cards, which has to do with Microsoft's massive clout compared to our
homegrown operation (though we have something that Microsoft does not, which
is a
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1
In response to Allen:
Yeah, I know. What I meant was that these Broadcom drivers being unavailable
isn't so much the same thing as Microsoft's monopoly (bug 1), but a direct
result of it. Marking bug 1 as a dependency
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1
It's really part of "Bug # 1"proprietary software, perpetuated by
Microsoft, Apple, and many other companies is there for those groups to hold
a market niche, or worse a major grab! FOSS, free open source software
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1
My bro suggested we make this bug dependent upon bug 1, rather than a
duplicate... is that possible, in Launchpad?
On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 10:12 PM, Dereck Wonnacott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> *** This bug is a dupl
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1
Ahh ! the problem of "Ethics" , Broadcom wants to restrict its' drivers, as
do many other companies. Should Canonical lobby these companies, on behalf
of all Linux users ? Why ? Ubuntu users represent a lot of the worl
