Ed Greshko wrote:
That is a "difference" but one has to understand that first, the nvidia
drivers are free...just not open and second, there is a corporation behind
the nvidia drivers and it is certainly possible that the corporation values
its reputation.
You don't have to rely on a single vendor with Free software.
In both commercial and opensource software there are no guarantees that a
particular piece of software will be supported or continue to be developed.
The distinction between commercial and FOSS is a false one. You mean
proprietary or non-free software. There is a lot of commercial FOSS
applications and products available today.
Neither offers guarantees but Free software offers more choice and
flexibility if a vendor decides to cut off support for a product.
This is apart from the legal issues involved in combining non-free
modules and the Linux kernel for a distribution.
I must have missed that part of the discussion. I didn't notice it was part
of the discussion that nvidia drivers or ATI drivers be made part of a distro.
Read back. That indeed is a major thrust of the discussion.
Rahul
