Comments on: pledge-drive bounty system example for nvidia drivers http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/01/06/pledge-drive-bounty-system-example-for-nvidia-drivers/ Ramblings on law school in New York, free software, and the spaces in between. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:08:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: David Nielsen http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/01/06/pledge-drive-bounty-system-example-for-nvidia-drivers/#comment-5309 David Nielsen Sat, 06 Jan 2007 22:52:03 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/01/06/pledge-drive-bounty-system-example-for-nvidia-drivers/#comment-5309 Thank you for mentioning the pledge Luis, I would encourage reading my blog post to explain the reasoning behind this pledge drive. The buttomline, this is not so much about a specific driver, this is about seeing if people are willing to pay for the benefits of freedom. A driver for the nvidia card merely presented an obvious target. I honestly meant no harm to the nouveau developers and I have contacted them to apologize, naturally they are entirely welcome to turn down the money should we make the target. http://lovesunix.net/blog/?p=153 Thank you for mentioning the pledge Luis, I would encourage reading my blog post to explain the reasoning behind this pledge drive.

The buttomline, this is not so much about a specific driver, this is about seeing if people are willing to pay for the benefits of freedom. A driver for the nvidia card merely presented an obvious target. I honestly meant no harm to the nouveau developers and I have contacted them to apologize, naturally they are entirely welcome to turn down the money should we make the target.

http://lovesunix.net/blog/?p=153

]]> By: Chris http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/01/06/pledge-drive-bounty-system-example-for-nvidia-drivers/#comment-5300 Chris Sat, 06 Jan 2007 18:39:04 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/01/06/pledge-drive-bounty-system-example-for-nvidia-drivers/#comment-5300 Yeah, I found this pledge obnoxious -- see http://lwn.net/Articles/215378/ . Yeah, I found this pledge obnoxious — see http://lwn.net/Articles/215378/ .

]]> By: nitrate http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/01/06/pledge-drive-bounty-system-example-for-nvidia-drivers/#comment-5299 nitrate Sat, 06 Jan 2007 18:26:48 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/01/06/pledge-drive-bounty-system-example-for-nvidia-drivers/#comment-5299 Way to go spreading FUD! This blog is an actual feed on planet.gnome.org. I hope owner of this blog, post another entry correcting his statement to inform the misinform visitors. Way to go spreading FUD! This blog is an actual feed on planet.gnome.org. I hope owner of this blog, post another entry correcting his statement to inform the misinform visitors.

]]> By: Mark Wielaard http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/01/06/pledge-drive-bounty-system-example-for-nvidia-drivers/#comment-5297 Mark Wielaard Sat, 06 Jan 2007 16:26:34 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/01/06/pledge-drive-bounty-system-example-for-nvidia-drivers/#comment-5297 Ajax is right. David Nielsen explains all in "That post about the pledge I’ve been meaning to do..." http://lovesunix.net/blog/?p=153 Ajax is right. David Nielsen explains all in “That post about the pledge I’ve been meaning to do…” http://lovesunix.net/blog/?p=153

]]> By: ajax http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/01/06/pledge-drive-bounty-system-example-for-nvidia-drivers/#comment-5295 ajax Sat, 06 Jan 2007 15:49:57 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/01/06/pledge-drive-bounty-system-example-for-nvidia-drivers/#comment-5295 The nouveau project is not running that pledge. David Nielsen started it, but he has nothing to do with the project, and nouveau afaict aren't terribly happy about it since there's no one to take the money if it succeeds, and since what they need most is not money but time and people. The nouveau project is not running that pledge. David Nielsen started it, but he has nothing to do with the project, and nouveau afaict aren’t terribly happy about it since there’s no one to take the money if it succeeds, and since what they need most is not money but time and people.

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