Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 18th Apr 2006 17:49 UTC
Efforts to bring glitzy new graphics to Linux are fueling an old conflict: Does proprietary software belong in open-source Linux? The issue involves software modules called drivers, which plug into the kernel at the heart of the open-source operating system. Drivers let software communicate with hardware such as network adapters, hard drives and video cards.
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2005-07-02
I hate having to quote Tom Cruise, but now you're just being glib. I'm modding your post down as off-topic.