ACX100 Firmware Licensing

Jay Moore jaymo at cromagnon.cullmail.com
Sun Oct 31 09:53:13 PST 2004


On Sunday 31 October 2004 11:36 am, Michael Nottebrock wrote:

> > And I think you may under-estimate just how many people and organizations
> > are using open source and/or free software.
>
> No, it doesn't work that way. You as a *BSD/Linux user were never meant to
> purchase a $40 wireless NIC with a TI chipset that says "software
> requirements: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP" on the box or a $1399 OEM notebook
> with a builtin TI chipset that comes with Windows XP Home Edition.
>
> If you do, it's your problem, and if you don't, your purchase won't be
> missed by anyone.

Well join the whiners then, Michael.

 


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