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To: Ken_Germann@dgii.com (Ken I Germann), sysseh@devetir.qld.gov.au
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Subject: Re: DigiBoard?
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> We have a set of drivers released to Linux that support our 
> PC/Xe, PC/Xi, PC/Xr, PC/Xem and RightSwitch Switch Ethernet boards.
> If someone wants to port them to FreeBSD, The drivers are included
> in the 2.0 Slackware distribution of Linux.

The problem is that these are part of Linux, and are hence covered by the
GNU Public License (GPL). To avoid the constraints of this license, new
drivers must be constructed from scratch. Can you supply development
information that would make this possible?