Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261414AbVC0Sqz (ORCPT ); Sun, 27 Mar 2005 13:46:55 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261417AbVC0Sqz (ORCPT ); Sun, 27 Mar 2005 13:46:55 -0500 Received: from linux01.gwdg.de ([134.76.13.21]:7563 "EHLO linux01.gwdg.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261414AbVC0Sqy (ORCPT ); Sun, 27 Mar 2005 13:46:54 -0500 Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 20:46:52 +0200 (MEST) From: Jan Engelhardt cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: Can't use SYSFS for "Proprietry" driver modules !!!. In-Reply-To: <20050327183522.GM4285@stusta.de> Message-ID: References: <1111886147.1495.3.camel@localhost> <490243b66dc7c3f592df7a7d0769dcb7@mac.com> <1111913399.6297.28.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> <16d78e9ea33380a1f1ad90c454fb6e1d@mac.com> <20050327180417.GD3815@gallifrey> <20050327183522.GM4285@stusta.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII To: unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 791 Lines: 20 >> If you are making a very specialist piece of equipment; not >>... > > >If the user has the source of the driver, he can port the driver or hire >someone to port the driver (this "obscure piece of hardware" might also >be an expensive piece of hardware). I am happy that nvidia (to name one) provides at least the source to its glue... here's a real world example: http://groups-beta.google.com/group/linux.kernel/browse_frm/thread/52002e4f6d454e44/216311fff8f7c91b?rnum=1 could have been worse, but also could have been better, though. - 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/