From: eric@tantalus.nrl.navy.mil (Eric Youngdale) Subject: Re: Always IN-2000 Announcement! Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1993 14:44:33 GMT
In article <8344@blue.cis.pitt.edu> broadley@pitt.edu (Bill Broadley) writes:
>Elliott Beckett (Elliott.Beckett%bbs@quake.sylmar.ca.us) wrote:
>: the company <big grin>, Always Technologies has agreed to help the
>: Linux movement get those drivers written! However, those wishing to
>: help must sign a non-disclosure agreement with Always, as some aspects
>: of the code are proprietary.
>
>I don't think always whould be supported if they are going to act like that.
>
>Always should realize that giving out info helps sell there cards, lets
>not start distribution only binaries now, if it's not available with source
>it shouldn't be available with linux.
>
>All the same reasons diamond is not supported should apply here.
Sigh. I suppose that I need to nip this in the bud before this gets
out of control. In the past, Always has requred a NDA before releaseing any
info on the card, but they did agree to release the info *without* a NDA so
that a Linux driver could be written. This was done, and I know someone who
has written the driver. As I understand it, the author is trying to track down
a bug or two before an alpha relase.
-Eric
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