Re: GPL source code for Smart USB 56 modem (includes ALSA AC97 patch)

SashaK
2004-09-10T16:15:12Z

On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 18:50:06 +0200
Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> wrote:

> The good news is that there a completely GPL'ed, source-complete
> driver already in the 2.6 kernel, sound/pci/intel8x0m.c, which will
> work with the user-mode daemon found in the smlink.com distribution.
> This driver doesn't have all of the functionality of slamr driver
> (which requires the propietary, binary-only object file) --- most
> notably, ATM1 doesn't work when using the completely open-source
> intl8x0m driver.

Those functionality limitations in open source modem drivers are just
"unimplemented yet" stuff. The final goal is to replace proprietary
slamr driver completely.

Best Regards,
Sasha.