Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2002 21:39:10 -0800 From: Michael Loftis <mloftis@wgops.com> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: NVIDIA 3D FreeBSD Drivers Message-ID: <3C83087E.6020802@wgops.com> References: <20020303024505.6646337B400@hub.freebsd.org> <20020303082134.91EF2BA03@i8k.babbleon.org> <20020303011935.S12253@rain.macguire.net> <20020303152253.C81DCBA03@i8k.babbleon.org>
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--------------000609030104090807010608 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit They don't own the entire IP for their hardware, nor the software stuff. It's routine to license stuff like parts of rendering engies these days. Brian T.Schellenberger wrote: >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. > >>This hardly seems like a damnable offense to me, especially considering it >>helps them build excellent hardware. >> > >To each his own. > > --------------000609030104090807010608 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <html> <head> </head> <body> They don't own the entire IP for their hardware, nor the software stuff. It's routine to license stuff like parts of rendering engies these days.<br> <br> Brian T.Schellenberger wrote:<br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:20020303152253.C81DCBA03@i8k.babbleon.org"> <pre wrap="">On Sunday 03 March 2002 04:19 am, Benjamin Krueger wrote:<br></pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">* Brian T . Schellenberger (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bts@babbleon.org">bts@babbleon.org</a>) [020303 00:26]:<br></pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Why not just avoid nvidia entirely? Or fight for public release of the<br>specs instead of trying to get FreeBSD added to the list of "blessed"<br>OS's like Linux and Windows.<br><br>Avoid proprietary solutions and venders of hardware that are unwilling to<br>work with open-source code.<br></pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">Unwilling, or unable? As I've heard, they will not release specs because<br>they cannot release specs as per licensing contracts for their technology.<br></pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!----><br>And who is in charge of "their" technology, then? You're saying that they <br>can't release the specs because they forbid themselves from doing so? I <br>don't see how *that* excuses anything.<br><br></pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">This hardly seems like a damnable offense to me, especially considering it<br>helps them build excellent hardware.<br></pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!----><br>To each his own.<br><br><br></pre> </blockquote> <br> </body> </html> --------------000609030104090807010608-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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