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List:       kde-promo
Subject:    Re: [kde-promo] Fwd: Knoppix, KDE
From:       Mark Bucciarelli <mark () easymailings ! com>
Date:       2003-05-11 20:31:31
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On Sunday 11 May 2003 5:20 pm, Martin Konold wrote:
> Am Samstag, 10. Mai 2003 18:31 schrieb Ralf Nolden:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> > the time for this discussion for writing free software :-)  and
> > instead of arguing about those drivers find a way how to re-write
> > those drivers so they *are* free software.
> 
> Sorry, but this is a total waste of time! Writing free device
> drivers for non-free windows is ridicolous as long as there is much
> more to gain to put such effort in writing and improving device
> drivers for GNU/Linux. People using the proprietary Windows OS do
> not gain much in having a free device driver for printing.

They do gain something--a piece of freedom.  The value you place on 
that piece is an entirely personal choice.

While this time would be better spent figuring out what exactly is 
involved in creating this driver, and putting it on the KDE-knoppix 
CD, it is interesting for me to learn about people's attitudes 
towards freedom.

Mark
 
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