Re: Where is the kernel?
On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 4:06 AM, A J Stiles <deb64@earthshod.co.uk> wrote:
> On Tuesday 06 Jan 2009, Robert Isaac wrote:
>> That would break all three nvidia drivers currently within non-free,
>> so it is not necessarily a good idea for the people that rely on those
>> for a desktop.
>
> But it would certainly be a good argument to use in a letter to your elected
> representative, requesting a new law which would oblige hardware
> manufacturers to disclose driver Source Code.
Yes it would, but it would probably do little good considering the
current views of my elected representation towards intellectual
property. Both of my Senators and my Representative in the US House
of Representatives are staunch supporters of everything that makes
life in the digital realm anti-social. From the draconian DMCA to
Orphan Works, they support it.
>
> In any case, the temporary (until legislation forced their availability)
> lack of 3D accelerated video card drivers would be only a minor hardship. A
> cause worth fighting for is worth suffering for -- or have we forgotten that
> already?
Unfortunately, I can't afford to be without a 3D desktop so that is
not an option for me.
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