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[Dotan Cohen]

On 06/01/2008, Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca> wrote:
> > I don't think this is a kernel issue. gspca is not allowed to go into
> > kernel because of the "in-kernel-jpeg-decoding", ask Linus about this!
>
> Right.  That sounds like a kernel issue to me.

That's a kernel developer's issue.

> > The maintainer of Ubuntu did include gspca into their distribution because
> > you get a lot of webcams working! And that's what the people want!
> >
> > Start your PC and plug in what you want and when it works it's a good
> > OS!!!!!!
> >
> > Got the point??
>
> No.  Just because it works, doesn't mean it's right.  I can see Linus'
> point.

Linus is right. He has a very good, valid reason for keeping these
drivers out of the kernel. The Linux kernel would be a mess if
everything got it. However, the users are right too. They (we) want
things to work. I have no problem apt-getting a program or a driver
in, but today I learned what a module is, I learned to modify source
code, I learned to compile software (alright, that I already knew),
and I'm about to learn how to patch. I am not a CS major. _I_ may be
willing to go through all that, but the next user might not. And even
if he is willing to learn, there might not be a Thomas around to hold
his hand and teach him. Is this operating system intended for devs, or
for users? Only users with a certain minimum threshold of knowledge?
Than say it right there on the homepage, or at least, make it very
clear at some point between debian.com and the download page. Change
the text "Debian is a free operating system (OS) for your computer."
to "Debian is a free operating system (OS) for people who already know
XYZ about computers."

Dotan Cohen

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