Invitation to ubuntu developers

[Tim Schmidt]

On 11/25/06, Dennis Kaarsemaker <dennis at kaarsemaker.net> wrote:
> * The drivers don't violate the GPL

See: http://www.kroah.com/log/linux/ols_2006_keynote.html

I quote:

"Closed source Linux kernel modules are illegal."
"Closed source Linux kernel modules are unworkable."
"Closed source Linux kernel modules are unethical."

That's Greg K-H talking...  not me.  I think it's safe to say he knows
better than just about anyone else on this list.  Yep.  I said it.
And it's true.

> * The decision to maybe use binary drivers by default was taken by the
>   community as present on the development summit and driven by user
>   demand for bling. The contract with microsoft was carried out in
>   complete secrecy by Novell and not driven by user demand

Ummm...  I'm community too...  and I care a lot more about legal,
functioning, and moral software than illegal, unworkable, unethical
'bling'.

> * Feisty isn't released yet, the decision to use binary drivers by
>   default can still be reverted

Good.  +1 for that.

--tim