Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 09:10:13 +0600 (ESD) From: "Serge A. Babkin" <babkin@hq.icb.chel.su> To: nate@sri.MT.net (Nate Williams) Cc: kevin@NDA.COM, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xircom hardware specs Message-ID: <199605170310.JAA05519@hq.icb.chel.su> In-Reply-To: <199605170031.SAA25091@rocky.sri.MT.net> from "Nate Williams" at May 16, 96 06:31:45 pm
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> > > i'm using an nec versa 2200c laptop with a xircom ethernet+modem > > pcmcia card. no drivers available. > > Nope, because Xircom won't release the specs. w/out an NDA. > > > i sent email to xircom customer support and was informed that they > > would release the specs to interested developers. is anyone pursuing > > this? > > Nope, because signing an NDA means the source can't be distributed if a > driver is written. > > > ps next and solaris x86 provide xircom drivers, not sure if freebsd > > is kernel compat with them (probably not...) > > Nope, and NeXTStep and Solaris don't provide OS source, so signing an > NDA is not a problem. But it's possible to take say BSDI driver, disassemble it and make the specs publically available. -SB
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