Re: nVidia is OS?

[mike808@users.sourceforge.net]

Steve wrote:
> I don't know of any vendor that will provide support for nVidia's
> drivers.  They aren't part of the product they ship.

Hmmm. Then again, neither does Acrobat Reader, Macromedia Flash Plugin,
nor Sun's Java JVM. I noticed that DVD playback support isn't part of
any vendor's distribution, much less do any of them provide support for it.

Does that mean you don't play DVDs on or own a drive for your Linux system?

> It's really simple...  I decided a long time ago that I don't want to
> have anything to do with hardware that has no open-source drivers.

Fair enough. But you should make clear that this was your personal choice,
_ a long time ago _, and that for a great many people out there, your choice
for _you_ all those years ago may not be the best choice for them now.
For example, as was already pointed out, they may already have nVidia 
hardware and didn't have the luxury of being able to afford (or have the 
technical resources) to make a stand on the same principles as you.

I also believe there are no open source drivers for TiVo. Yet it's
one of your favorite toys. Same for your PS2. Both run Linux.
Both would appear to violate this principle you hold dear WRT nVidia.
Why the apparent hypocrisy? I'm not saying you should "embrace" nVidia.
I'm just saying you shouldn't preach what you don't practice, and at the
least disclaim the difference between your "expert opinion" and your 
"personal choice", as people may not distinguish the two when there is a 
difference.

Mike808/

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