Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 00:55:43 -0500 From: "Joe Gleason" <clash@tasam.com> To: <freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org> Subject: Hassle Creative Labs into releasing infomation (for dxr2) Message-ID: <005601bf50f8$7f4987a0$7588a4d8@fireduck>
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Here is my current understanding. If I am incorrect about any of this, someone please correct me. - I have a DVD-Drive and Dxr2 card (both Creative Labs products). - The DVD drive is supported under FreeBSD for reading normal CD's only - The Dxr2 card is not supported at all - These lack of support situations could be best corrected if Creative Labs released detailed tech info to FreeBSD coders who could then write drivers - Creative has been uncooperative about giving out info If all the above is correct, then I suggest we collectively hassle Creative Labs into releasing said infomation. Any thoughts? I was reading through the archives and noted that someone said something along the lines of: If vendors do not share info with us so that we can support them, we just won't support them and cause users to boycot them. I agree with this statement in principal but I do not think FreeBSD is big enough to really get them to pay attention if we don't let them know we are here. Therefore I suggest that everyone intersted goto: http://www.americas.creative.com/feedback-products.html And submit a comment about releasing info the FreeBSD and Linux developers. That way we can maybe watch our DVD's before we crush M$ with our iron fist. That's probably more than enough out of me. Joe Gleason Tasam To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-multimedia" in the body of the message
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