From owner-freebsd-isp Wed Sep 4 23:35:49 1996 Return-Path: owner-isp Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id XAA25583 for isp-outgoing; Wed, 4 Sep 1996 23:35:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.crl.com (mail.crl.com [165.113.1.22]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id XAA25578 for ; Wed, 4 Sep 1996 23:35:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: from GndRsh.aac.dev.com by mail.crl.com with SMTP id AA09573 (5.65c/IDA-1.5 for ); Wed, 4 Sep 1996 23:34:15 -0700 Received: (from rgrimes@localhost) by GndRsh.aac.dev.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id XAA11365; Wed, 4 Sep 1996 23:32:59 -0700 From: "Rodney W. Grimes" Message-Id: <199609050632.XAA11365@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> Subject: Re: Anyone using ccd (FreeBSD disk striper) for news To: winter@jurai.net (Matthew N. Dodd) Date: Wed, 4 Sep 1996 23:32:59 -0700 (PDT) Cc: deischen@iworks.InterWorks.org, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: from "Matthew N. Dodd" at "Sep 4, 96 10:49:43 pm" X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL11 (25)] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-isp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > On Wed, 4 Sep 1996, Daniel M. Eischen wrote: > > Linux also has a DPT driver. Maybe it could be ported as a lkm. > > BSDI has a DPT driver. That would be a better place to start. BSDI's drive would be a very dangerous place to start unless you are familiar with proper ``white room'' techniques to protect yourself from copyright infringement. The BSDI code is covered by a strict and very inforcable copyright. Even reading the code, and then going into another room and writting a drive could lead to copyright violation. -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD