Re: NVIDIA driver

["Simon 'corecode' Schubert" <corecode@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 16.02.2006, at 01:42, Danial Thom wrote:
> > > So. What are those of us with Nvidia cards to
> > do? Install a different
> > > video card?
> >
> > - use text console or
> > - use xorg with vesa or nv driver
> >
> > - don't use 3d accellerated stuff
> >
> > - reverse engineer the hardware, or better yet,
> > - get hardware companies to open their specs
> I wonder if the open source weenies will ever
> figure it out?
>
> They made a business decision that they have more
> to lose by opening their interface to cloners
> then they have to gain by releasing source and
> interface specs. Its not really that complicated.

I wonder how long it will take you to figure out that this isn't our [= 
society's] problem.  I never asked for the raisins they have, I know 
them.  I don't care why they don't open it.  I care *that* they don't.  
This is a problem of our society.  As soon as all hardware is closed, 
all software needs to be closed as well, leading to an all-closed IT 
infrastructure.  This document?  You may not open [bad propaganda in 
there, after all].  This email?  You may not encrypt [well of course, 
but we will still be reading it].  This song?  You may not record from 
the radio/your friends playing the guitar [after all it's copyrighted 
and you didn't pay the fee for it].

Don't tell me this won't ever happen.  It is already happening.  
Welcome to the world of 22 years ago.  For further reference try 
playing a recent sony audio cd under windows.  Soon you will only be 
able to play discs under windows exclusively...

I don't expect you to agree with me nor do I even expect you to 
understand what I am writing, but after all there are wise people out 
there reading the lists.

people, stand in for your right, for your freedom!
  simon

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