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political hurdles against the smaller players</a>. |
political hurdles against the smaller players</a>. |
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A particularly nasty player in this regard has been the Linux vendors and |
A particularly nasty player in this regard has been the Linux vendors and |
some Linux developers, who have played along with a American corporate model |
some Linux developers, who have played along with an American corporate model |
of requiring NDAs for chip documentation. This has effectively put Linux |
of requiring NDAs for chip documentation. This has effectively put Linux |
into the club with Microsoft, but has left all the other operating system |
into the club with Microsoft, but has left all the other operating system |
communities -- and their developers -- with much less available clout for |
communities -- and their developers -- with much less available clout for |