Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 22:20:58 -0600 From: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net> To: "Serge A. Babkin" <babkin@hq.icb.chel.su> Cc: nate@sri.MT.net (Nate Williams), kevin@NDA.COM, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xircom hardware specs Message-ID: <199605170420.WAA25749@rocky.sri.MT.net> In-Reply-To: <199605170310.JAA05519@hq.icb.chel.su> References: <199605170031.SAA25091@rocky.sri.MT.net> <199605170310.JAA05519@hq.icb.chel.su>
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Serge A. Babkin writes: > > > 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. If you think writing a driver is worth taking the time to disassemble it, more power to you. There are *plenty* of other boards that provide almost the exact same functionality that are made by manufacturers that will provide programming specifications. Nate
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