From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Mar 3 8:48:34 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from rain.macguire.net (sense-sea-MegaSub-1-125.oz.net [216.39.144.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 95B5B37B400 for ; Sun, 3 Mar 2002 08:48:29 -0800 (PST) Received: (from roo@localhost) by rain.macguire.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g23Gkd453872; Sun, 3 Mar 2002 08:46:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from roo) Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 08:46:39 -0800 From: Benjamin Krueger To: "Brian T . Schellenberger" Cc: Benjamin Krueger , "Justin L. Boss" , "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: NVIDIA 3D FreeBSD Drivers Message-ID: <20020303084639.T12253@rain.macguire.net> References: <20020303024505.6646337B400@hub.freebsd.org> <20020303082134.91EF2BA03@i8k.babbleon.org> <20020303011935.S12253@rain.macguire.net> <20020303152253.C81DCBA03@i8k.babbleon.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20020303152253.C81DCBA03@i8k.babbleon.org>; from bts@babbleon.org on Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 10:22:53AM -0500 X-PGP-Key: http://www.macguire.net/benjamin/public_key.asc Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG * Brian T . Schellenberger (bts@babbleon.org) [020303 07:29]: > On Sunday 03 March 2002 04:19 am, Benjamin Krueger wrote: > > * Brian T . Schellenberger (bts@babbleon.org) [020303 00:26]: > > > Why not just avoid nvidia entirely? Or fight for public release of the > > > specs instead of trying to get FreeBSD added to the list of "blessed" > > > OS's like Linux and Windows. > > > > > > Avoid proprietary solutions and venders of hardware that are unwilling to > > > work with open-source code. > > > > Unwilling, or unable? As I've heard, they will not release specs because > > they cannot release specs as per licensing contracts for their technology. > > And who is in charge of "their" technology, then? You're saying that they > can't release the specs because they forbid themselves from doing so? I > don't see how *that* excuses anything. I'm sorry, I should have been more clear. NVidia licenses some technologies from other companies, and they have no rights to share specs or code for those technologies with anyone. As I mentioned, they don't release because they can't release (without invoking the fury of small elves with hatchets). http://google.com/search?q=cache:RAdWvcEiZbsC: www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/nvidialinux/+nvidia+technology+licensing&hl=en > > This hardly seems like a damnable offense to me, especially considering it > > helps them build excellent hardware. > > To each his own. -- Benjamin Krueger "From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it." - Groucho Marx ---------------------------------------------------------------- Send mail w/ subject 'send public key' or query for (0x251A4B18) Fingerprint = A642 F299 C1C1 C828 F186 A851 CFF0 7711 251A 4B18 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message