Comments on: Yes, bring the bling! But please do it properly…

By: Merlot

Merlot — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 02:07:26 +0000

Right now developers are hungry for a Linux company that will champion the ethic and principles they believe in. Make Ubuntu the posterchild of Free Software with the latest technology and you will gain more users & contributors than you can possibly imagine.

Merlot

By: Marius Gedminas

Marius Gedminas — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:18:55 +0000

A small clarification: Ubuntu already includes binary drivers and has always done so. The recent controversy is caused by a decision to use them by default, when there are free but less functional alternatives.

I agree with the sentiment. If end-users prefer bling over freedom, they should make the choice themselves, instead of having it made for them.

By the way, you may want to look up “president” and “precedent” in a dictionary and compare the definitions.

By: Un coro di “no” ai driver proprietari in Ubuntu « pollycoke :)

Un coro di “no” ai driver proprietari in Ubuntu « pollycoke :) — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 17:39:58 +0000

[...] Jonathan Carter scrive: ok il desktop 3D ma in modo “sano”! Riferimento ai driver nvidia nouveau che potrebbero essere un modo “pulito” per affrontare parte della questione. Già, perché non si finanzia quel progetto? [...]

By: Roman Kennke

Roman Kennke — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:49:26 +0000

I fully agree. Yesterday I wrote down my own objections down and got some interesting responses:

http://kennke.org/blog/?p=31