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IBM gave the specs in 1981
Stallman insists on mandatory open. Propriatory evil must be abolished. I really don't care if open source exists, just so long as they do not try to shut the traditional way down.

Most hardware companies wants to keep their specs hidden from other hardware companies to compete. Did you know that NVidia & ATI own a sizeable chunk of code that goes into DirectX? If that code were opened up, each company would know how the others constructed their chipsets turning both companies into commodities.
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Another attack on employment  osreinstall | 02/28/05
I don't see it as such  voska | 02/28/05
IBM gave the specs in 1981  osreinstall | 02/28/05
Chipsets are already commodities  John L. Ries | 02/28/05
Not all chipsets  osreinstall | 02/28/05
Personally I think Stallman is off his rocker  voska | 03/01/05
Can't handle competition huh?  Squawkbox | 03/01/05
squawker  osreinstall | 03/01/05
BAD Idea  htotten | 02/28/05
Open-sourcing Ethernet  John L. Ries | 02/28/05
What for?  osreinstall | 02/28/05
Not everyone does the 3-year upgrade cycle (NT)  John L. Ries | 02/28/05
I do not upgrade every 3 years  osreinstall | 02/28/05
I do..  Patrick Jones | 03/01/05
but they don't.  maxo_z | 03/01/05
The mhz race is over  osreinstall | 03/01/05
Good point  voska | 03/01/05
Foundation wants more of the PC to be free  Loverock Davidson | 02/28/05
Question(s)  Patrick Jones | 03/01/05
Having worked for one of the top three ...  ShadeTree | 02/28/05
...and OSs that require certain details remain protected...  Root User | 03/01/05
So in reply to what I thought was a well thought out ...  ShadeTree | 03/01/05
Of course they do  CobraA1 | 02/28/05
Message has been deleted.  iqula22 | 03/01/05
As long as he doesn't mandate its his way or no way  FilledOut | 03/01/05
My 20 year old vision nears reality  Roger Ramjet | 03/01/05
This was done with the ...  ShadeTree | 03/01/05
where can I buy this then?  voska | 03/01/05
Go to your local landfill it's free happy  osreinstall | 03/01/05
I don't know if it is still commercially available but it was called the ..  ShadeTree | 03/01/05
You are going the wrong way  osreinstall | 03/01/05
Man you guy's all missed the key point  Linux User 147560 | 03/01/05
And you are missing reality  osreinstall | 03/01/05
Whole PC should be free  FilledOut | 03/06/05

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