Re: VT6656 driver source available from VIA

[Forest Bond <forest@alittletooquiet.net>]

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On Thu, Nov 01, 2007 at 03:12:50PM -0400, John W. Linville wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 01, 2007 at 03:07:11PM -0400, Forest Bond wrote:
> > On Thu, Nov 01, 2007 at 02:59:00PM -0400, John W. Linville wrote:
> > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2007 at 03:37:43PM -0400, Forest Bond wrote:
> 
> > > > A few months ago, VIA quietly released the source for their VT6656 USB WiFi
> > > > chip.  The original VIA archive can be downloaded here:
> 
> > > Any luck getting license clarification from VIA?
> 
> > I did send a few e-mails (one to the driver developer, and one to a personal
> > contact at VIA), but neither has yielded anything useful.  I think the only
> > remaining effective option is to bring it up on viaarena.com.  Consumer angst
> > runs thick in those parts, and VIA has occasionally been known to respond
> > semi-positively.  In this case, that just might be enough, since their
> > intentions were clearly to open-source the driver, despite their apparent
> > inability to document this properly.
> > 
> > Does that seem like a good path to you?
> 
> Thas sounds great to me.  I look forward to hearing the results!

The post is here:

http://forums.viaarena.com/messageview.aspx?catid=28&threadid=78745

Any noise that can be contributed is welcome and appreciated.  You'll need to
create an account to post, though.

Thanks,
Forest
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Forest Bond
http://www.alittletooquiet.net

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