On Friday 10 November 2006 10:49, Andy Green wrote: > Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > No man I don't work or have any interest in Nvidia. In fact I've > > Okay then let us establish you are not quite in fact "like Lonni". > > >>>> I think Kim has a point > >> > >> Yeah he has a point. > > > > No, he does not have a point because 1) he is running a test kernel 2) > > ... > > > Nivida drivers is available on the Livna repository. It's HIS foul by > > using test stuff, not ours. > > Where did "ours" come from? This is a binary blob delivered by a > commercial operation which has taken an explicit decision to keep the > sources from "us". It's the opposite of "ours". > > > If you want to help in the development of the distro, you use the test > > The nVidia binary blob is explicitly NOT part of the distro, nor is its > use supported by RHAT. You put things in binary-only because you want > to disempower people from being able to copy it around and modify it. > > > You call it a "binary blob", Nvidia calls it intellectual property. And > > Well thanks for the clarification. If nVidia choose to not openly > license some of their code, it's up to them: but equally I am able to > point out their lack of openness and disrespect it. > > > Since their "binary blob" is their intellectual property, and since you > > don't OWN their intellectual property (nor should you since you don't > > have jack invested in it), you simply need to either suck it up and get > > your shit to work or change your thinking. Preferably both. > > I don't have any nVidia graphics cards that I used for 6 months and > more: I really don't have "jack invested in it". You can keep your > advice to suck stuff up: Kim has a point that binary blobs cause > unnecessary problems, nothing that you said gainsaid it. By all means > have another go! > > -Andy lighten up guys http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1688669524881784275
