[lugm.org] FSF list of recommended hardware is flawed

Ajay R Ramjatan ajay.ramjatan at gmail.com
Sat Jan 14 21:48:45 UTC 2012


Logan, you need to stop trolling this Mailing List. Save your bytes if
you cannot do constructive criticism.

Regards,


On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 01:16, Loganaden Velvindron <gnukid1 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> I came across the old FSF website where they provide info on so-called
> ``free hardware.''
>
> http://www.fsf.org/resources/hw
>
> Looking closely at the list, I think the FSF staff must have redefined the
> meaning of free...again while consuming mind altering substances with
> the donation money.
>
> Going to the soundcard section:
> http://www.h-node.com/soundcards/catalogue/en
>
> I see:
> nVidia Corporation nForce2 AC97 Audio Controler (MCP)
>
> Just for the record, Nvidia threatened developers of free software
> with lawsuits if they attempted to reverse-engineer their closed source
> drivers and never gave a iota of documentation for their crappy
> hardware.
>
> RMS & Co are missing the point. Don't trust the FSF.
>
>
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