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Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,misc.consumers Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!vic.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!news.bright.net!chi-news.cic.net!News1.mcs.net!in-news.erinet.com!bug.rahul.net!rahul.net!a2i!hustle.rahul.net!rahul.net!a2i!news.clark.net!phzzzt!mattress!alan From: alan@mattress.atww.org (A. Reichert) Subject: Re: Why to not buy Matrox Millennium Followup-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,misc.consumers X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950515BETA PL0] Lines: 24 Organization: ReicherTech Message-ID: <DvqoDw.4F@mattress.atww.org> References: <4j21ph$crr@slappy.cs.utexas.edu> <4j36ev$prl@news.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE> <32023A5E.7623@alaska.net> <stephenkDvp30A.366@netcom.com> <4u7hv4$jcd@agate.nbnet.nb.ca> <slrn50epup.vrk.knaff@choiseul.inrialpes.fr> Date: Tue, 6 Aug 1996 23:10:44 GMT Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.development.apps:19918 comp.os.linux.development.system:29277 comp.os.linux.x:37447 comp.os.linux.hardware:46737 comp.os.linux.setup:67521 comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc:982 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:4500 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:4269 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:25046 misc.consumers:93789 Alain Knaff (knaff@choiseul.inrialpes.fr) wrote: : In <4u7hv4$jcd@agate.nbnet.nb.ca>, Lance Cavener <cavenerl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: : : Its THEIR choice weither or not to give out details - its : : And its OUR choice not to buy their products, and to warn fellow : consumers about their cards. Witness the same thing with the Diamond cards a year or so ago. : :the same issue as source code, if you buy Mortal Combat 10, should you : :be entitled to the source too? No. There you go. : : But playing instructions would be nice (and are usually included). Mortal Combat is not written under the free software rules, either. Their choice, and that's fine. They have a differnt motive in that case. I can buy Mortal Combat and install/run it. However, to buy a card that will not work in my system because there are no drivers for it? That's their choice, too, but their only shooting down a possible share of the Linux hardware market. - Alan