[openbeos] Re: OS Propaganda.... A new world order!
- From: "tHiAgO cEsAr =Pp" <tcjm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 15:34:49 -0300
Correct me if I'm wrong, but nothing stops BeOS from having some GPL drivers
and nothing stops Linux from having some closed drivers...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Linus Almstrom" <linalm-7@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 3:19 PM
Subject: [openbeos] Re: OS Propaganda.... A new world order!
> GPL restricts us not to port them, I guess.
>
> On 2002-05-25 at 19:41:16 [+0200], openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Who said we couldn't use linux drivers ?
> > Just need to take care about where we put it, but we definitely can port
> > a linux driver.
> >
> >
> > En réponse à Massimiliano Origgi <origgi@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> >
> > > >I want to shorten this to a few key points, then answer them:
> > > >1) Drivers are a critical key to the success of OpenBeOS.
> > >
> > > >Agreed, to a degree. One thing that is a vast improvement in
situation
> > > is
> > > >that there is more standardization in hardware. There are only a few
> > > video
> > > >cards out there, really - nVidia, Radeon, Matrox, etc. A lot of USB
> > > devices
> > > >(which are the future for many things) use standardized APIs (mass
> > > storage,
> > > >HCI, etc). So there will be fewer drivers to write than, say, 5 years
> > > ago.
> > >
> > > Unless you have to work around broken implementations of standard
> > > protocols :
> > > -)
> > > Anyway, yes, it's a lot easier (see cd burners as an example),
moreover
> > > if
> > > there is the possibility to write a driver at all (read there is some
> > > code or
> > > a manual available), we can be pretty sure that a driver for BSD or
> > > Linux
> > > already exists and while we can't use Linux code directly it can be
> > > 'consulted' for infos about the hardware, saving a LOT of time.
> > > --
> > >
> > > Massimiliano Origgi The future is blue with BlueOS
> > > http://www.intuiware.com mailto:max@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Squeezer 2.1 available!
> > > WorkspaceSwitcher 2.1 available!
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
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