GPL flag for x.org drivers

[Sascha Hlusiak]

> So why not prohibit the use of binary drivers in x.org? Btw, forget the
> Linux/GPL thing.
Why prohibit binary drivers? So you do not need to give support? You can do 
this already right now!
X.Org is not GPL, it's much less restrictive and companies should be allowed 
to create drivers for embedded devices if they wish to. 

I think, companies like ATI an Nvidia might drop support for Linux/X.Org, when 
you force them to open their source, except for some open source drivers with 
limited support of the hardware (like the open source nvidia driver, that is 
developed by nvidia, too, but does not support 3D very well). This is long 
discussed on the LKML. ATI does not need Linux users to make money. 

X.Org gives you much more freedom than Linux with the GPL. 

My 2 cents,

Sascha
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