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Date:      Thu, 5 Sep 1996 09:28:18 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
To:        "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com>
Cc:        winter@jurai.net (Matthew N. Dodd), freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Anyone using ccd (FreeBSD disk striper) for news
Message-ID:  <199609051528.JAA06373@rocky.mt.sri.com>
In-Reply-To: <199609050632.XAA11365@GndRsh.aac.dev.com>
References:  <Pine.BSI.3.95.960904224914.24553J-100000@sasami.jurai.net> <199609050632.XAA11365@GndRsh.aac.dev.com>

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Rodney W. Grimes writes:
> > 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.

Actually, no.  The BSDi DPT driver was made publically available by DPT,
not by BSDi.



Nate



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