Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751809AbWCIKmh (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Mar 2006 05:42:37 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751806AbWCIKmh (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Mar 2006 05:42:37 -0500 Received: from wproxy.gmail.com ([64.233.184.203]:53446 "EHLO wproxy.gmail.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932093AbWCIKmg convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Mar 2006 05:42:36 -0500 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=g0/49bzy7+HLGf8qpAfrRUAJeC3AfzXPQ8Np+LrtcdklOyVVV4nDnoLmBA64ObhdNH4RanBdsr5l7xApUJCrMRuTAWXgkgJEGGg/0Fl+zCHO26FBJHfOnewGti8UbO1KaLlA8EAHVJN4En6ccQqJux5EdkgOxU+ZHX/kZmoAhdU= Message-ID: Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 11:42:35 +0100 From: "Rudolf Randal" To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [future of drivers?] a proposal for binary drivers. In-Reply-To: <21d7e9970603090202v22205fc6ha5b4cec12f0a0507@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Content-Disposition: inline References: <161717d50603080659t53462cd0k53969c0d33e06321@mail.gmail.com> <21d7e9970603090202v22205fc6ha5b4cec12f0a0507@mail.gmail.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1214 Lines: 24 I was wondering how many direct letters from lkml people have been written to vendors asking for cooperation with regard to specs, joint development or other solutions for open source drivers for their devices. If there has been letters of this kind (there might have been many)- do they exist in the open? has there been replies? I dont know how many dlink people (or other vendors) are reading lkml or other linux related maillists/websites but I do know that the tone of lkml often isnt pleasant when it comes to licensing issues, closed vs open source (GPL). I too feel strongly about oss and GPL - but the tone on this list (often) might be too much to handle for some people! Maybe request for an open discussion with some of these vendors would bring about some of their concerns over IP and other issues and could maybe even open up for some progress ?? Rudolf -- Rudolf Randal - H?ssleholmsgatan 3B lgh 503 - 214 43 Malm? - Sweden - Phone: +46 (0)76 234 05 77 - 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/