From: Jeremy Utley <jerutley@gmail.com>
To: linux-hams@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Serial hub firmware and Debian 3.1
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 21:46:06 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <d5d4185b0507252146514598d8@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200507260935.52267.w.knol@niwa.co.nz>
> Hmm...I can understand Keyspan not wanting to release the driver
> sources for the chipset, and I can see why the Debian people won't
> distribute non-GPL code.
>
> Wilbert, ZL2BSJ
A little off topic for the list, I know, but why can you understand a
manufacturer not releasing driver sources?
a) The driver sources are no good unless you already have the hardware
b) A manufacturer *SHOULD* want to allow people to use their hardware
Therefore, it's in *EVERY* manufacturer's best interests to release
driver source. Keep in mind we're not talking about the ARCHITECTURE
of the device - I can easily see why someone would want to protect
that...but the protocols used in communicating with that device,
there's absolutely ZERO reason to keep those closed - because of a)
above.
Jeremy, NW7JU
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-07-26 4:46 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-07-25 3:56 Serial hub firmware and Debian 3.1 Dave Platt
2005-07-25 4:30 ` Hamish Moffatt
2005-07-25 21:35 ` Wilbert Knol
2005-07-26 4:46 ` Jeremy Utley [this message]
2005-07-26 17:24 ` Dave Platt
2005-07-26 18:03 ` Michael Taylor
2005-07-26 20:50 ` Wilbert Knol
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2005-07-25 2:55 Wilbert Knol
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