Date: Sat, 12 Jul 1997 11:28:10 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: brett@lariat.org (Brett Glass) Cc: rminnich@Sarnoff.COM, msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, deischen@iworks.InterWorks.org, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: I2O only available under NDA? Message-ID: <199707120158.LAA27327@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19970711110813.0087e280@mail.lariat.org> from Brett Glass at "Jul 11, 97 11:08:13 am"
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Brett Glass stands accused of saying: > At 12:27 PM 7/11/97 -0400, rminnich@Sarnoff.COM wrote: > > >I think you can make a pretty strong case that I2O is there to cover for > >the performance failings of Windows/NT. > >ron > > Whether or not it is, it'll never be a contender unless it's open. Not so sure, given the nature of its closedness. This one is "join the cabal and reap its rewards", not "pay us money for every box you move". Commercial orgs aren't going to gripe about this sort of deal - it could almost be aimed _directly_ at the free software community and small developers. > The representative's lame excuse regarding patents is bogus, by the way. > The patents apply only to the hardware, not software. Are you sure about this? It wouldn't surprise me if there are software patents involved as well, but I have no details. > --Brett Glass -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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