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I think this brings to light the difference between mainstream computer users & Linux users. 95% (Linux's desktop marketshare is about 3%) of the Computer world doesn't use Linux. Closed source is not a problem with these many people. A vast majority of users don't care about open or closed as long as it works. Ati/Nvidia drivers have always been closed on Windows. Nobody sees a problem with that. A vast majority of computer users are not programmers. How does it affect a non programmer as to whether a something is open source or not. It doesn't.

Now i am not against Open source at all. But it shouldn't be a prerequisite to anything. There are some zealots in the open source community who are against anything closed. These people are fanatics. As far as I am concerned, it doesn't matter to me whether the drivers are open or closed, as long as they are available & work well. A vast majority of computer users cannot be bothered with philosophies & dogmas. They just want to use their computer & will use whatever works best (closed or open).