[3351] in linux-net channel archive
Re: Binary Driver Issues
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alan Cox)
Thu Jun 20 02:28:12 1996
From: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox)
To: mike@lserv.conexio.co.za (Mike Kilburn)
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 22:15:40 +0100 (BST)
Cc: dledford@dialnet.net, dennis@etinc.com, linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.91.960618200221.326A-100000@devel.conexio.co.za> from "Mike Kilburn" at Jun 18, 96 08:08:10 pm
> But what I am saying is the opposite. The low level board driver can
> be binary only since that is an extension of the firmware (or lack of)
> for the card. While the "value-added" kernel enhancements should require
> source. I know this will never happen with ET. But *new* companies can
> plan from the start to make a profit and be free.
A free bandwidth limiter is on the way anyway so I'd relax about that. Its
needed to support IP multicast properly so you can declare a multicast path
to have a given bandwidth
