Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 13 Feb 2003 04:57:54 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 13 Feb 2003 04:57:54 -0500 Received: from astound-64-85-224-253.ca.astound.net ([64.85.224.253]:64782 "EHLO master.linux-ide.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id convert rfc822-to-8bit; Thu, 13 Feb 2003 04:57:53 -0500 Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 02:04:50 -0800 (PST) From: Andre Hedrick To: =?iso-8859-1?q?M=E5ns_Rullg=E5rd?= cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Promise SATA chips In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1281 Lines: 40 On 13 Feb 2003, M?ns Rullg?rd wrote: > Andre Hedrick writes: > > > NOPE !! > > > > Neither Promise or I can agree to a contract to develop them. > > What's the problem? Can't they be made to release the source code to The problem is they want an entire list of every piece of intellectual property I have or own. This is a means to claim anything else I do is derived off their IP and they own it. This will not happen. Some other poor bastard can sign their NDA's to write their drivers. > the driver they provide for intel machines? Right, I count the number of fingers I have before and after I shake hands with the folks in their camp. If I get an extra, I feel sorry for the poor bastard who was there before me. I still have 4 fingers and 1 thumb on each hand, and I plan to keep it that way. > > Use Silicon Image products. > > I can't get them. Hogwash, they dominate the market space and are on all the Intel Mainboards that are 845e and above. Andre Hedrick LAD Storage Consulting Group - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/