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Linux Community vs. ET (Dennis) not flame
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (hab)
Thu Jun 20 03:31:55 1996
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 18:49:03 +0000
From: hab <hab@ece.engr.ucf.edu>
To: Dennis <dennis@etinc.com>
CC: ATPlack <ATPlack@scj.com>, linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
I can see some room for complaints on both sides.
I have a problem with Dennis's comments because he jumped to the
conclusion and seems to insist on staying there that ' most of you guys
is that you complain, complain, complain` and that we are virtual
fanatics. We are loyal and we try to explain our position. But most of
us are resonable hard working people who like linux because it didn't
cost $50,000 for a source liscense and allows us to try our own hand at
making a computer more responsive to us.
If as Dennis has said below the data is available to allow any of us to
write our own driver, then none have the right to complain. He has
chosen a valid method of making his product available to the Linux
community if he doesn't update his driver as fast as you like. Write
your own. If you use GPL restricted options then live up to those
options. If you want others to test, assist etc. Then release it
Hubert
>
> >Dennis
> > If your board is not prpietary does this mean that have
> >available with no restrictions the data that allows your board
> >to be used. Ie things like register addresses, the meaning of
> >bits in status registers etc. much like we would get from
> >Hewlett Packard when we get their developers kit for their
> >products. They also supply binary only drivers, but they also
> >supply data that allows independent developers to incorporate
> >their hardware into non HP supported products. I am not suggesting
> >that you supply the board unbundled, but that you allow the additional
> >flexability of the board being used in manners that you would find
> >unechnomical support?
>
> This information is available. Problem with most of you guys is that
> you complain, complain, complain....when all you have to do is ask for
> it. We've also offered to provide lower cost "spare" boards for use
> with such drivers. The only stipulation is that we dont give support for
> development with the processor that we use...the spec for that
> part (SGS MK5025) is publically available...so dont call us and ask
> us how it works...call them.
>
> Dennis
>
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