On 29/10/2007, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Frank Cox wrote: > > > > >> There are many ways the situation could be improved for the user. > > > > The proper way to improve the situation for the user is for Nvidia to abide by > > the GPL and provide their drivers in the normal and correct manner. > > They have claimed that they can't because parts are licensed from other > parties. > A fairly lame excuse - they could still free up what they own and make a massive difference to the community, who would then no doubt jump in and replace the proprietory parts - see recent Sun/Java for example. Given that the Nouveau guys have done quite a lot already, if NVidia released what they could under a free license, I am sure that in no time we'd have functional drivers. J.
