From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 24 04:55:01 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D2BAD16A419 for ; Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:55:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from icantthinkofone@charter.net) Received: from mtai05.charter.net (mtai05.charter.net [209.225.8.185]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7545D13C49D for ; Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:55:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from icantthinkofone@charter.net) Received: from aa04.charter.net ([10.20.200.156]) by mtai05.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.00 201-2186-121-20061213) with ESMTP id <20071024045453.IFWU7894.mtai05.charter.net@aa04.charter.net> for ; Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:54:53 -0400 Received: from robs-laptop.com ([71.85.241.27]) by aa04.charter.net with ESMTP id <20071024045453.SKZN1254.aa04.charter.net@robs-laptop.com> for ; Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:54:53 -0400 Message-ID: <471ED019.9030901@charter.net> Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:54:49 -0500 From: icantthinkofone User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070914) MIME-Version: 1.0 CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <200710231338.11681.mark@msen.com> In-Reply-To: <200710231338.11681.mark@msen.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Chzlrs: 0 Subject: Writing Flash Driver X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:55:01 -0000 My naive question is, what is involved with creating an open source driver for flash for freebsd? Is it a legal issue? Or does it take more time than anyone has to give? Or is it just too difficult to do without help from Adobe?