Re: VT6656 driver source available from VIA

[Forest Bond <forest@alittletooquiet.net>]

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Hi,

On Wed, Nov 14, 2007 at 12:06:34PM -0500, John W. Linville wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 14, 2007 at 12:00:51PM -0500, Forest Bond wrote:
>> On Sun, Nov 04, 2007 at 09:07:31PM -0500, Forest Bond wrote:
>>> 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.
> 
>> I also added these.  Perhaps having plenty of content/links regarding this
>> issue will help to increase visibility:
>> 
>> http://www.alittletooquiet.net/text/a-license-for-the-via-vt6656-linux-driver/
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.22/+bug/162671
> 
> Excellent...I appreciate your efforts as an agitator! :-)

At this point I am not anticipating positive results WRT this endeavor, and am
unable to pursue further assistance from VIA.  Further, I've seen that the
driver in question likely exhibits some interesting quirks that makes it
difficult to use.  It is also bit-rotting out of relevance.

Can the driver be used as a reference for a fresh implementation?  I've not
written a driver before, but would be open to the possibility.

What are the legal ramifications of a driver author having access to
proprietary source code?

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

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