--- Rick Stevens <rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Frank Tanner III wrote: > > --- Rui Miguel Seabra <rms@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >>On Tue, 2004-05-25 at 16:37 -0700, Frank Tanner > III > >>wrote: > >> > >>>You have your beliefs and I have mine. And mine > >> > >>is > >> > >>>that people deserve to try to make a living off > of > >>>their code, hardware, service they provide. > >> > >>Do not invert roles here, mister. > >> > >>*You* said they have a right to make money, and > *I* > >>said they have a > >>right to try to make money. > >> > >> > >>>The *REASON* their driver is proprietary and has > >>>"black box" components is SIMPLE. There are > >>>proprietary pieces of code in the video card > >> > >>itself. > >> > >>>These drivers need to access these pieces of > code. > >> > >>>The drivers would have enough information in them > >> > >>to > >> > >>>deduce exactly what the code in the card is > doing. > >> > >>>So, in effect, they would be, in effect, "giving > >> > >>away" > >> > >>>their proprietaty card stored on the video card > >>>itself. > >> > >>This is bullshit. The reason, stated so by NVIDIA > a > >>few times, seems to > >>be related to software patents. > >> > >> > >>>choice. Me? I will use their cards, and their > >>>drivers, because I like their products. > >> > >>Do you like MACROVISION? I hope you do, because > you > >>get it, wether you > >>like it or not. > >> > >>Rui > >> > > > > > > I guess that's the difference between you and I. > I > > don't attempt to pirate video using my NVidia > card, so > > Macrovision protection doesn't matter to me. > > Gentlemen, can you please take this outside--perhaps > to Usenet or some > chat room somewhere where they enjoy flamewars? It > simply isn't > appropriate for this forum and I'm rather tired of > having to scroll past > all of the invective and diatribes being spouted on > this thread. > > Either drop it or continue it OFF LIST. Talk to the person flaming. I'm not flaming one bit. I've been 100% rational throughout this. He's the one foaming at the mouth. ===== -------------------------------------------------------------- "Never memorize what you can look up." -Albert Einstein
