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Some notes on Linux and free driversSome notes on Linux and free driversPosted Apr 20, 2006 20:44 UTC (Thu) by yodermk (subscriber, #3803)In reply to: Some notes on Linux and free drivers by yokem_55 Parent article: Some notes on Linux and free drivers
Nah, huge difference between closed source games and drivers. The kernel and its drivers need to be open source for numerous reasons, as pointed out in the articles. Games are purely user space, and if they are broken, the only consequence is that the game itself doesn't work. Closed source user space apps do not taint the kernel, nor render obsolete your hardware.
I'm willing to buy closed source software in some cases. I'm NOT willing to use closed source drivers.
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