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From: Michael Stutz <stutz@dsl.org>
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Subject: Re: Recommendation for ALSA compat non-CreativeLabs PCI sound card?
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On Thu, 11 Feb 1999, Udo Giacomozzi wrote:

> I think Creative should learn from OPTi. This manufacturer puts a detailed
> hardware description of their cards online on their web page!

They'll learn from OPTi if you don't buy their sound cards, return the ones
you've bought, write them letters, and support manufacturers who support
free software. It will happen, eventually -- 4 years ago the thought of CL
releasing a binary-only driver for GNU/Linux was laughable; if we keep at
it, in 4 years we will laugh at the idea of _any_ repsectable hardware
manufacturer releasing binary-only proprietary drivers.


