Let's not try to sweeten it [LWN.net]

Let's not try to sweeten it

Posted Aug 28, 2004 7:23 UTC (Sat) by xav (subscriber, #18536)
In reply to: Let's not try to sweeten it by emkey
Parent article: Linux loses the Philips webcam driver

Then, really, use something like MacOS X, it is exactely what you want.
You didn't understand what Free Software is, it's not just an alternative to Windows. Respecting the GPL isn't a "largely pointless idiological point", it's what enables linux to progress and be independant of software vendors - it's more pragmatic than you think.

And then, bitching about your interests won't get you very far. The guys who will solve that current little problem will be the ones who decide to work on a new driver (or take over the old), not the ones whining on the forums.

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Let's not try to sweeten it

Posted Aug 31, 2004 20:12 UTC (Tue) by emkey (guest, #144) [Link]

No, I understand perfectly well what free software is. The thing is as long as it is free to me I could care less where it comes from.

And no, I don't consider MacOS an alternative.

Let's not try to sweeten it

Posted Aug 31, 2004 21:24 UTC (Tue) by marduk (subscriber, #3831) [Link]

The above comment demonstrates that you don't know what free software is. See here.