Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 10:23:07 -0800 (PST) From: Richard Hodges <rh@matriplex.com> To: Luigi Rizzo <luigi@info.iet.unipi.it> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Intel driver doc's Take 2. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10103241018130.6262-100000@mail.matriplex.com> In-Reply-To: <200103241731.SAA49447@info.iet.unipi.it>
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On Sat, 24 Mar 2001, Luigi Rizzo wrote:
> I have read the thread for a while, and i wonder:
>
> why in the world someone should go through the effort and
> responsibility of SIGNING THE NDA _and_ negotiating with Intel
> for getting permissions to redistribute the code ?
>
> I do not see how this is doing any good to the project, given that
> 1) there are alternatives (for 100Mbit quite a few of them), and some
> cards are even better and cheaper than the "fxp";
Cheaper is of little importance to me (although I would grumble if
the price went much over $100). But "better"? Please continue!
I am very interested in your insights on alternatives.
> 2) even if you have hardware with an "fxp" on board, adding a second
> supported card is cheap and easy -- nothing like having to put
> in a second video card;
For many (most?) people that may be practical. But what about
those of us with a 1RU system using fxp on the motherboard and
NEED the single PCI slot for something else? I suspect that
there are more of us than you might think.
All the best,
-Richard
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