linux-kernel - Re: Binary Drivers

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Message-ID:  <mj+md-20061221.230101.30519.nikam@ucw.cz>
Date:	Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:20:07 +0100
From:	Martin Mares <mj@....cz>
To:	Scott Preece <sepreece@...il.com>
Cc:	davids@...master.com,
	"Linux-Kernel@...r. Kernel. Org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Binary Drivers

Hello!

> I disagree. The manufacturer has a right to choose to sell its devices
> under any legal business model. Part of that model is deciding what
> level of support to provide and what systems to support in selling it.

At the very least, if they decide that they wish to provide a binary-only
driver for i386, then their claims that they support Linux (without telling
that they in fact support a single specific variant of Linux) are
(a) blatant lie, and (b) false advertising.

				Have a nice fortnight
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Martin `MJ' Mares                          <mj@....cz>   http://mj.ucw.cz/   
Faculty of Math and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Rep., Earth
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