[Rant] osopinion: Close That Open Hardware! | ANN.lu |
Posted on 12-Jun-2002 00:21 GMT by sutro | 169 comments View flat View list |
A rather unispired article at best. Read
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osopinion: Close That Open Hardware! : Comment 109 of 169 | ANN.lu |
Posted by Marcus Sundman on 14-Jun-2002 06:04 GMT | In reply to Comment 103 (Chisholm): > how on earth can you expect Hyperion to support every single piece
> of PPC hardware
Noone (afaik) is asking them to.
They would just have to release enough information ("driver development kit"?) so that other people can make their own drivers.
> Bplan will NEVER allow
Bill has said, several times, that they will support anyone that is interested in having pegasos licensed.
> The technical resources needed to tackle a release for multiple hardware
> platforms are immense. It is not only a matter of having the damn HAL
> working its magic, but it is also a problem when it comes to working on
> various drivers for the OS.
They would just have to release enough information ("driver development kit"?) so that other people can make their own drivers.
> they do nothing but protect the end user against abusive hardware
> manufacturers and retailers
The thing is that end users should not be forced to be "protected". Many don't want to be protected. One size does NOT fit all. Many probably want to be protected, and it's good if they have that option, but many don't want to be "protected" and it would be good if they had that option.
Of course Amiga, Inc. may do as they please, but the users naturally want the Amiga to succeed and not shoot itself in the foot by playing Big Brother. |
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