Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 21:58:43 +1000 (EST) From: Darren Reed <darrenr@cyber.com.au> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: I20 to cause problems for linux et al. (fwd) Message-ID: <199709151158.VAA10836@plum.cyber.com.au>
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[From a friend...] > > i've been reading disturbing news that Intel's and Micro$oft's new PC Bus inititative > (Called I2O) has developer documentation which is available only with the payment > of hefty licence fees. Furthermore, developers have to promise not to release any > information on this interface, nor any source code for any drivers that they develop > fot I2O. Even if you can get information to write drivers, > you will be banned from distributing those drivers. This will wreak havoc on > free OSs like linux and freeBSD. > more information from: www.i2osig.org
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