Re: Why is Nvidia given GPL'd code to use in closed source drivers?

Henning P. Schmiedehausen
2003-01-05T22:09:59Z

Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> writes:

>On Sun, 2003-01-05 at 20:40, Henning P. Schmiedehausen wrote:
>> Tomas Szepe <szepe@pinerecords.com> writes:
>>
>> >Even if I overlook that you're effectively comparing the incomparable,
>> >Microsoft making 370 times more than RedHat says _nothing_ about their
>> >actual achievement in terms of software development. Should you insist
>>
>> You might simply open your eyes and look around you before you utter
>> such ridicioulous statements.

>Your grep is faulty. Linux community members contribute to RFC's under their own names.

I looked for "RedHat / Red Hat". Not for "linux community members".
That's what I wrote.

I didn't look for "Microsoft employees that contribute to RFC's under
their own names" either.

The original statement was

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"Microsoft making 370 times more than RedHat says _nothing_ about
their actual achievement in terms of software development."
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BTW: Microsofts' contributions to RFCs has to me the same "face value"
as IBMs' contributions to the Linux kernel. It is an small piece of IP
( :-) ) given to get lots of leverage for closed/proprietary stuff.

>Try again

Nah. :-)

Regards
Henning

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