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Date:      Sun, 31 Oct 2004 18:36:57 +0100
From:      Michael Nottebrock <michaelnottebrock@gmx.net>
To:        jaymo@cromagnon.cullmail.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ACX100 Firmware Licensing
Message-ID:  <200410311837.01263.michaelnottebrock@gmx.net>
In-Reply-To: <200410311121.44496.jaymo@cromagnon.cullmail.com>
References:  <20041027161650.GA39008@kemoauc.mips.inka.de> <200410311441.58550.michaelnottebrock@gmx.net> <200410311121.44496.jaymo@cromagnon.cullmail.com>

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On Sunday, 31. October 2004 18:21, Jay Moore wrote:

> And I think you may under-estimate just how many people and organizations
> are using open source and/or free software.

No, it doesn't work that way. You as a *BSD/Linux user were never meant to=
=20
purchase a $40 wireless NIC with a TI chipset that says "software=20
requirements: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP" on the box or a $1399 OEM notebook wit=
h=20
a builtin TI chipset that comes with Windows XP Home Edition.

If you do, it's your problem, and if you don't, your purchase won't be miss=
ed=20
by anyone.

=2D-=20
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