Enough, already!

[Mike McCarty]

Andy Green wrote:
> Lyvim Xaphir wrote:

[snip]

>> If you want to help in the development of the distro, you use the test
> 
> 
> The nVidia binary blob is explicitly NOT part of the distro, nor is its 
> use supported by RHAT.  You put things in binary-only because you want 
> to disempower people from being able to copy it around and modify it.

Um, "disempower" appears to be a coined term, but the use of the prefix
"dis-" means to remove something from a state it is in. You are not now,
nor have you ever been (I trow) empowered to copy and/or modify that
software, so you cannot be disempowered to do so.

They simply decline to empower you, which is rather a different thing.

>> You call it a "binary blob", Nvidia calls it intellectual property.  And
> 
> 
> Well thanks for the clarification.  If nVidia choose to not openly 
> license some of their code, it's up to them: but equally I am able to 
> point out their lack of openness and disrespect it.

I see no point in disrespecting someone exercising what is their
right. It would make as much sense as for me to "disrespect" you
"disempowering" me from driving your car around whenever I like.

[snip]

> I don't have any nVidia graphics cards that I used for 6 months and 
> more: I really don't have "jack invested in it".  You can keep your 
> advice to suck stuff up: Kim has a point that binary blobs cause 
> unnecessary problems, nothing that you said gainsaid it.  By all means 
> have another go!

Refusing to buy their product is the best way to convince them to
change. Voting with one's feet is the most convincing argument
to any businessman. Disrespecting people's exercising their rights
isn't an activity likely to cause them to change their minds.

Mike
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