From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: GCZ Subject: Re: OSS vs ALSA war :-) Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 17:44:23 +0200 Sender: alsa-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <4118ED57.50302@free.fr> References: <200408100636.i7A6aMAo030159@www4.pobox.sk> <411875DF.7030203@free.fr> <20040810151525.GC1671@fliwatut.scifi> Reply-To: geeceezee@free.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from postfix4-2.free.fr (postfix4-2.free.fr [213.228.0.176]) by alsa.alsa-project.org (ALSA's E-mail Delivery System) with ESMTP id C7F6C201 for ; Tue, 10 Aug 2004 17:44:23 +0200 (MEST) Received: from [192.168.1.21] (auteuil-3-82-66-93-25.fbx.proxad.net [82.66.93.25]) by postfix4-2.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 43E2C1BAB24 for ; Tue, 10 Aug 2004 17:44:23 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: <20040810151525.GC1671@fliwatut.scifi> Errors-To: alsa-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org List-Id: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org Frank Barknecht wrote: > I stay with open source software, because this libre thing is > important to me. Oh. You don't say. Well, this "libre thing" is important to me too (I'm not running linux on all of my three machines just because I don't like Windows), but how exactly am I supporting Free Software just by running something that doesn't work for me? Jaroslav implied that I could, actually, actively help by providing a shell account and my feedback, which I will do. I didn't know that would actually help. But otherwise, when there's no Free Software alternative that works in a particular situation, I don't see any problem with buying closed-source software. There's no way to play 3D games with the "nv" driver for my Nvidia GeForce FX5900. Should I refrain from playing UT2004 just because Nvidia's drivers, which work beautifully, are closed-source? Should I refrain from playing Quake 3 because ALSA doesn't work with it? ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285