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Releasing proper documentation/specs for the hardware doesn't mean open-sourcing it. There are hundreds of devices that do this without issue at all. The only real ones that don't are nVidia and ATI. Even Intel gives proper docs/specs for their graphics chipsets and provides open source drivers.

Both companies provides open source code for the 2D parts of their cards, it is just the advanced 3D stuff they don't. All of the cards work well under the OSS drivers that exists, they just suck for 3D games.
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Novell bans proprietary Linux modules  Loverock Davidson | 08/01/06
Don't be any dumber than necessary, Rock.  Henry Miller | 08/01/06
I haven't thus far  Loverock Davidson | 08/01/06
You did thus now...  yyuko@... | 08/01/06
And so it begins  Loverock Davidson | 08/01/06
And your point is?  nucrash | 08/01/06
That's hypocritical and chicken s@#$  JamesSingleton | 08/01/06
Stupid.  baggins_z | 08/01/06
And everyone says, "Huh"?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/01/06
It works just fine  Tim Patterson | 08/01/06
A better choice  JamesSingleton | 08/01/06
Good thing they're not the only vendor!  Henaway | 08/01/06
And look where it's getting them...  Tim Patterson | 08/01/06
For the desktop maybe...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/01/06
Signed their death warrant?  Michael Kelly | 08/01/06
I call Bull.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/01/06
not the point  NemesisNL | 08/01/06
Gee, seems like they are  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/01/06
Older ones are  Michael Kelly | 08/01/06
Do you need 3D and modem drivers in server software?  clockmendergb@... | 08/11/06
Open source is the better tool  bdg_z | 08/01/06
Whoa up...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/01/06
Mirrors  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/01/06
What does IP have to do with this?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/01/06
Everything  Edward Meyers | 08/01/06
Tell me WHOS copyrights are violated?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/01/06
Whose ax is gored  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/01/06
Whoa up...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/01/06
No_Ax Says...  NetArch. | 08/01/06
Novell was "done" anyway.  Anton Philidor | 08/01/06
Who says they couldn't have been profitable separately?  Michael Kelly | 08/01/06
SuSE says.  Anton Philidor | 08/02/06
RE: Novell was "done" anyway.  richdave | 08/10/06
It's like I said, community and proprietary software don't mix  stevey_d | 08/02/06
The arrogance of the Linux Community is amazing  ITTech001 | 08/01/06
Not quite  chill633 | 08/01/06
There are few things in the world...  Henry Miller | 08/01/06
The arrogance of hardware vendors  cabdriverjim | 08/01/06
That is kind of supporting what I'm getting at  ITTech001 | 08/01/06
What you state is the primary problem in the industry  kokuryu | 08/01/06
Gee, my ten year old drivers still work.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/01/06
Gee-Whiz... Educate me  ITTech001 | 08/01/06
Compile? No that's for geeks with nothing better to do  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/01/06
No, he's not dead wrong  NetArch. | 08/01/06
Better things to do?  pyellman | 08/10/06
The arrogance of the Poster is amazing....  eliyahu | 08/01/06
So what is your point?  ITTech001 | 08/01/06
SuSE 10.1?  laredoflash@... | 08/01/06
Novell are Boneheads  JamesSingleton | 08/01/06
not bone heads, but even so...  shryko | 08/01/06
On advice of counsel  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/01/06
So your suggesting that Linux can't use proprietary.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/01/06
You know you're just trash talking!  Spikey_Mike | 08/01/06
Well it would seem Novell disagrees  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/01/06
nope  NemesisNL | 08/01/06
Ah, I see, and how many users  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/01/06
It's clear that Linux will never challenge windows  stevey_d | 08/02/06
That is what they said already  kokuryu | 08/01/06
A wise move ...  George Mitchell | 08/01/06
What 'bout Big Blue?  seosamh_z | 08/01/06
Mixing is kosher  NetArch. | 08/01/06
Very insightful ...  George Mitchell | 08/02/06
A different animal ...  George Mitchell | 08/02/06
United we stand with Stallman  Boot_Agnostic | 08/01/06
Here's a thought.....  Shelendrea | 08/01/06
Novelle is a consulting firm, Novell is the company we are talking about...  Physco Dude | 08/02/06
Novell is simply a business making businbess decisions...  Physco Dude | 08/02/06
its just the law  Aussie_Troll | 12/14/06

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