Re: [SLE] eric raymond, and binary drivers

On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 09:58:42 AM -0500, Rajko M
(rmatov101@xxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:

Some vendors that already have kernel drivers that are kicked out,
refuse to write the same in the user space with excuse that they
have no resources for that.

This is probably a stupid question, but then why didn't they wrote
those drivers in user space the first time? I imagine performance is
one reason. If I'm right, how much of a difference would it be? And
are there other reasons?

Well if they don't, why they expect that somebody else should find
time to rewrite their driver, that will bust their sales

Cost development time and money yes, but how could offering more
drivers _hurt_ their sales?

Ciao,
Marco

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