From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754806AbYINO1U (ORCPT ); Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:27:20 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753774AbYINO1N (ORCPT ); Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:27:13 -0400 Received: from mta5.srv.hcvlny.cv.net ([167.206.4.200]:51843 "EHLO mta5.srv.hcvlny.cv.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753472AbYINO1M (ORCPT ); Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:27:12 -0400 Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:27:10 -0400 From: Steven Toth Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] Multiproto API/Driver Update In-reply-to: To: Markus Rechberger Cc: Manu Abraham , linux-dvb@linuxtv.org, Linux Kernel Mailing List Message-id: <48CD1F3E.6080900@linuxtv.org> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT References: <466109.26020.qm@web46101.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> <48C66829.1010902@grumpydevil.homelinux.org> <48CC42D8.8080806@gmail.com> <48CC4D35.3000003@gmail.com> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 (Macintosh/20080707) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Markus Rechberger wrote: > On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 1:31 AM, Manu Abraham wrote: >> Markus Rechberger wrote: >>> On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 12:46 AM, Manu Abraham wrote: >>>> Markus Rechberger wrote: >>>> >>>>> How many devices are currently supported by the multiproto API >>>>> compared with the s2 tree? >>>> The initial set of DVB-S2 multistandard devices supported by the >>>> multiproto tree is follows. This is just the stb0899 based dvb-s2 driver >>>> alone. There are more additions by 2 more modules (not devices), but for >>>> the simple comparison here is the quick list of them, for which some of >>>> the manufacturers have shown support in some way. (There has been quite >>>> some contributions from the community as well.): >>>> >>>> (Also to be noted is that, some BSD chaps also have shown interest in >>>> the same) >>>> >>> they're heavy into moving the whole framework over as far as I've seen >>> yes, also including yet unmerged drivers. >> >> Using the same interface, the same applications will work there as well >> which is a bonus, but isn't the existing user interface GPL ? (A bit >> confused on that aspect) >> > > I think it's good to have something that competes with Linux, I talked to some > guys at that front too, and they seem to work close with application > developers too > As for the em28xx driver I agreed with pushing all my code (in case of > linux, which > includes unmerged independent drivercode from manufacturers) into their system > using their license. Something that competes with Linux, absolutely, I could not agree more - especially if the licenses are compatible and cross O/S pollination of ideas/code can occur. Everyone benefits from this. Hauppauge had a guy from the BSD community contact us and ask for datasheets for certain parts. Part of the problem, as I understand it, is that the BSD folks can't port the GPL license into BSD because it's not compatible. I owe it to myself to spend somehime reading the BSD licencing. Maybe the GPL is compatible with BSD. Just my 2 cents. - Steve