Bio-Hazard
04-17-2006, 02:04 PM
I may have to give this a try one of these days just to see what all the hype is about.
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Efforts to bring glitzy new graphics to Linux are fueling an old conflict: Does proprietary software belong in open-source Linux?
The issue involves software modules called drivers (http://news.com.com/Device+support+key+to+desktop+Linux/2100-7346_3-6058123.html?tag=nl), which plug into the kernel at the heart of the open-source operating system. Drivers let software communicate with hardware such as network adapters, hard drives and video cards. "
http://news.com.com/New+Linux+look+fuels+old+debate/2100-7344_3-6061491.html?tag=nefd.lede
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Efforts to bring glitzy new graphics to Linux are fueling an old conflict: Does proprietary software belong in open-source Linux?
The issue involves software modules called drivers (http://news.com.com/Device+support+key+to+desktop+Linux/2100-7346_3-6058123.html?tag=nl), which plug into the kernel at the heart of the open-source operating system. Drivers let software communicate with hardware such as network adapters, hard drives and video cards. "
http://news.com.com/New+Linux+look+fuels+old+debate/2100-7344_3-6061491.html?tag=nefd.lede