Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 12:25:43 -0500 From: Dennis <dennis@etinc.com> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and NT Message-ID: <5.0.0.25.0.20001219120619.020cbac0@mail.etinc.com> In-Reply-To: <43070.977244298@critter> References: <Your message of "Tue, 19 Dec 2000 11:43:17 EST." <5.0.0.25.0.20001219111044.020739e0@mail.etinc.com>
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At 11:44 AM 12/19/2000, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: >In message <5.0.0.25.0.20001219111044.020739e0@mail.etinc.com>, Dennis= writes: > > > >>Device Drivers > >>-------------- > >>I don=B4t like binary only device drivers. The code of an operating > >>system is more complex than a driver. if a company does not want to > >>publish the sourcecode, the should go away. > > > >You've lost all credibility here. > >We have a saying in Denmark, which I'm sure exist in as many forms >as there are languages in the world: > > "A thief belive everybody steals." > >Dennis, considering the recorded history of your arguments in our >mailing list archives, hearing you come out and praise closed source >drivers for open source OS's rings very very hollow. did you even read my comments, you blubbering moron? lol. I said NOTHING=20 about theft. Zero. I guess you dont read english very well. I didnt "praise" closed source. I said there is arguable reasoning behind=20 preferring supported binary drivers that work over incomplete source=20 drivers. Selecting an OS based solely on this criteria is just plain=20 stupid. Drivers generally do not require changes unless they are buggy. And= =20 the general public is generally no capable of maintaining a card driver=20 with intricate knowledge of the controllers, which is no simple task. We have a saying in the US. "communism failed because its very essence=20 breeds mediocrity". Your inabiltity to understand a business model that=20 includes protecting corporate-funded assets, when MOST of the world's=20 corporations adhere exclusively to such a model, shows how little you know= =20 about business in general. Your stupidity is also is emphasized by the fact that no major manufacturer= =20 has supported drivers for freebsd. Intel wont even help by providing docs.= =20 Bravo. What a WIN for the freebsd community. You've done a tremendous job=20 marketing your concept. Am I a thief because my company provides value added solutions without=20 source to our enhancements on a freebsd platform? If you are insulted that= =20 other people are using your work without paying for it then it sounds like= =20 you dont fit in very well with the "open source" community Mr. Kamp. DB To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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