Joe Hartley <jh@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I think if RME believes releasing the data on their Firewire audio > poses a threat to their competitive edge, they probably have a point. Right or wrong, it is their business and their choice. > While I'm a huge fan of OSS, I have to respect when companies like > NVidia release binary-only drivers for a device. I'm just glad that > they do, when so many companies will only release for Windoze, or for > Windoze and Mac only. I think NVidia's support, for example, is as good > for Linux as it is for any other platform. Do all bugs get fixed? > Nope, and they don't in 99% of OSS projects, either. I believe in free speech, and this includes the right to remain silent. Insisting that RME release code when they would rather not violates *their* freedom. I value libre software for being minimally coercive to both authors and users. -- joq
