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To: Jeroen Vreeken <pe1rxq@amsat.org>, dreamwvr@dreamwvr.com
Subject: Re: [linux-usb] Anti-NDA petition
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hi,
> First of all: I am not extorsing anyone. The people making the decision
> here approved this action (although I do think they did not know it
> would get such a big respons).
good that would not be productive IMHO..
> Secondly: The action is not to gpl (or any os license) the philips
> drivers, it would be nice but is not my intention. I am doing this to
> get the specs for communicating with the camera free.
-i see
> As for your ps, with this petition I try to prove that there is a
> business case, they just don't see it yet. You have to take in
> concideration that the whole open source concept is allien to them. I am
> just trying to get them on the right track, better late then never.
agreed.. the more they here the more they think about it..
> Jeroen



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