Proprietary software & vital work

Proprietary software & vital work

Posted Aug 15, 2006 18:36 UTC (Tue) by Max.Hyre (subscriber, #1054)
In reply to: X.org, distributors, and proprietary modules by drag
Parent article: X.org, distributors, and proprietary modules

[...] I'd rather that the scientists and doctors who are using high-end hardware requiring proprietary drivers be able to do their work than allow people to die [....]

A couple of lessons on the hazards of proprietary software [LWN subscriber-only content] See paragraph 5.

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