Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 23rd Jun 2006 21:26 UTC
Linux isn't a threat to Windows on the desktop and is losing steam on the server as customers separate the operating system from the development model, according to Microsoft's chief platform strategist. Bill Hilf, general manager of competitive strategy at Microsoft, said pundits have predicted for years that Linux will gain momentum on the desktop, but that won't happen because of the complexity involved in delivering a tightly integrated and tested desktop product.
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2005-07-02
5 days later and I'm bodden down into some legal discussion about the legality of Binary Blobs linking their headers into an open-source kernel driver. I mean WTF.
I'm sorry, if you're bogging yourself down in such a discussion, then it's your own freakin' problem. I am a strong Linux advocate, but I have absolutely no problem with binary-only drivers.
Not only that, but I know for a fact that it is perfecly legal to use Linux with binary blobs. What you're talking about can in no way be considered a drawback for Linux except by the biggest stretch of the imagination by an anti-Linux, pro-Microsoft propagandist.