Star State of Open Specification Hardware: Where Are We Headed?
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 5th Nov 2008 15:47 UTC, submitted by umccullough
GNU, GPL, Open Source It seems that Haiku hacker Francois Revol (mmu_man) posted a few messages to a thread in MSI's forums asking to provide hardware with open specifications and/or (non-GPL) FOSS drivers such that alternative operating systems like Haiku and others could benefit and be supported as well. His messages were seemingly squelched by a forum moderator as "rubbish" while other, pro-Linux, postings seem to have remain untouched. Francois decided to respond with a public blog rant of his own opinions regarding the state of open source driver support and vendors' responsibility to their customers.
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RE[3]: This is badly needed
by Moulinneuf on Wed 5th Nov 2008 23:28 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: This is badly needed"
Moulinneuf
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Hypocrites appears:


Moulinneuf is my real life name ...

sakeniwefu , BSD's like you and hamster and other'S are always here ... your the real Hypocrites.

PUFFY, you must obey my new laws!


1. BSD's is not just puffy the clown.
2. The laws aren't new and where not made by the FSF or GPL.

"Whatever open spec there is in the world isn't thanks to Linux and its NDAs and binary blobs."


Right because BSD'S demands are met by anyone ...

If all specs were open


Actually , that's the problem the spec are for the majority OPEN or OPEN based , Open as the "closing derivative* option that the majority in BSD's use's ,
Real Open Source , Open Hardware and Open as no close option as it's always OPEN it doesn't have derivative.

no OS would be left behind.


Who's fault is it that BSD's is left behind ? BSD's them self don't cooperate and share ...

"Now Linux has joined the club of supported OSes by renouncing to its users' freedom to do whatever they want with the hardware they purchased."


1. GNU/Linux is *software*.
2. There is no club of supported OS , the OS support start at the user level. BSD's and other don't even have that.
3. Unlike BSD's and others , Freedom are written on paper and guaranteed and protected.

There is absolutely no reason not to release a pdf with your internal interface specs.


That's the problem , isn't it , you want us to be like you and break the law , our words and our trade agreement , because you don't want to pay.

The Specs you want us to steal for you are not ours to give.

Nobody is asking them to write MikeOS drivers.


No , you want us to be accomplice in your illegal crimes.

Nobody can build a competitor to nVidia by knowing how to control the card.


http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=48&name=De...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_defunct_graphics_chips_and_car...

"Basically because they don't even have the required technology. "


* Required developerss. BSD'S and others don't have and GNU/Linux barely have some.

* Required fundings. BSD'S and others don't have and GNU/Linux funders don't specifically target that

* Required supports. BSD'S and others don't have and GNU/Linux work hard to get inspite BSD's own legacy of insulting them and associating with GNU/Linux.

* Required users. BSD'S and others don't have and GNU/Linux as tons of.

Everything the vendors say is utter bullshit.


That's why BSD is an EPIC Failure , your not responsible of anything ,even less of yourselves , incompetent , arrogant full of your own hubris. And you insult the guys doing the work who owns the hardware and those who got better treatment who could help you ...

Your the oldest's OS with the less user's and market share. Your user's are not quality , your developers are the one nobody want's t to work with or pay to make work full time.

You clown are better at making funnies and songs then making OS's , and your not even that good in that either.

Edited 2008-11-05 23:29 UTC

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