From: Joe Pfeiffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] open-source like hardware Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 12:27:03 -0700
> Jussi Laako writes: > > Paul Davis wrote: > > > > > > the chip design is not open source. its a proprietary device, > > > manufactured in industrial quantities. i don't see it as at all > > > similar to the ideas discussed in this thread. > > > > It's just an interface chip. As FPGA or DSP processor discussed here. Nobody > > was planning to make their own DSP processor, AD or DA converter. Just build > > something based on such chips. ICE1712 doesn't do anything useful on its > > own. ICEnsemble is IC producer, like TI or Motorola. > > It would be nice to be able to use a chip that isn't single-source, > though -- like a 7400 in the TTL world. You could argue that a 7400 > isn't open in the sense of open-source code, but its specs are > completely open and there are myriad vendors. Erm. I do not think that there are reasonable DSPs out that are not _single-source_ ... - There might be some 8051 compatible or 68k compatible �Cs ... - but often this is only on the software level and you have to redesign your board ... > -- > Joseph J. Pfeiffer, Jr., Ph.D. Phone -- (505) 646-1605 > Department of Computer Science FAX -- (505) 646-1002 > New Mexico State University http://www.cs.nmsu.edu/~pfeiffer > Southwestern NM Regional Science and Engr Fair: http://www.nmsu.edu/~scifair k33p h4ck1n6 Ren� -- Ren� Rebe (Registered Linux user: #248718 <http://counter.li.org>) eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://drocklinux.dyndns.org/rene/ Anyone sending unwanted advertising e-mail to this address will be charged $25 for network traffic and computing time. By extracting my address from this message or its header, you agree to these terms.
