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Date:      Fri, 05 Nov 1999 11:30:40 -0600
From:      Russell Cattelan <cattelan@thebarn.com>
To:        The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>
Cc:        Randall Hopper <aa8vb@ipass.net>, Alex <ak@freenet.co.uk>, Amancio Hasty <hasty@rah.star-gate.com>, Seigo Tanimura <tanimura@r.dl.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp>, freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Creative seems to open up SB Live
Message-ID:  <3823143F.98DCEC2D@thebarn.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9911051246170.2296-100000@thelab.hub.org>

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The Hermit Hacker wrote:

> On Thu, 4 Nov 1999, Randall Hopper wrote:
>
> > AFAIK "port" is not an option, "re-engineer" is (from your no-GPL
> > perspective at least).  We want to keep this kosher.
>
> Odd question here, but, with the modules system we currently have,
> *shouldn't* it be relatively easy to create a "port" (ie. in
> /usr/ports/??) that installs the module, even if it is GPL'd?  Why do (if
> they do?) a new modules seem to imply adding to the base source tree, vs
> creating some sort of /usr/ports/modules  system?

I like that idea.
Does anybody know how to create a loadable sound driver?
I know the OSS drivers do it, so it is possible.

>

>
>
> Marc G. Fournier                   ICQ#7615664               IRC Nick: Scrappy
> Systems Administrator @ hub.org
> primary: scrappy@hub.org           secondary: scrappy@{freebsd|postgresql}.org



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