Date: Thu, 20 Apr 1995 18:07:50 -0400 (EDT) From: Peter Dufault <dufault@hda.com> To: terry@cs.weber.edu (Terry Lambert) Cc: julian@freefall.cdrom.com, hackers@freefall.cdrom.com Subject: Re: DIGIBOARD driver in ~julian Message-ID: <199504202207.SAA12905@hda.com> In-Reply-To: <9504201749.AA25642@cs.weber.edu> from "Terry Lambert" at Apr 20, 95 11:49:55 am
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Terry Lambert writes: > > > The Linux driver is copyleft and (allegedly) doesn't exploit all > > of the features. I'm real hesitant about looking at the Linux > > driver until we're sure that no one is going to sign an NDA with > > Digi and write a complete object-only driver. > > > > In spite of the availability of a Linux driver Digi requires signing an > > NDA to get access to the documentation for the intelligent boards. > > > > Is anyone interested in a shareware object only driver? > > This would only work if the driver was a loadable module AND the > driver was undel LGPL instead of GPL so that loading as a kernel > module satisfies the relinking requirements of LGPL. No, I meant an organization would sign the NDA, pay Digiboard the $200.00 for the documentation, and produce a shareware object only driver. The Linux driver ALLEGEDLY is incomplete in its support. Note that Digi felt enough pressure to permit a Linux driver. -- Peter Dufault Real Time Machine Control and Simulation HD Associates, Inc. Voice: 508 433 6936 dufault@hda.com Fax: 508 433 5267
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