[BLUG] About the article
Michel Salim
blug_at_mailman.cs.indiana.edu
Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:07:47 -0500
Simon Ruiz wrote:
> Ack! Nearly free?! I'll assume you mean nearly gratis, and not nearly libre. Using a computer is something that can't really be gratis, so nearly gratis applies to Linux. Nearly libre would make Linux...ummmm....SLED?
>
Sadly, for a lot of us getting a usable Linux system involves using
non-libre components. If you use any distribution with binary drivers
(nvidia, ATI, assorted various drivers, etc.). It's especially
problematic on a laptop, since you can't just swap out the components
that do not have free drivers.
Will be interesting to see the impact when they actually ban
non-GPL-compatible drivers from the kernel entirely.
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Michel