> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of llandre > Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 6:27 AM > To: Michael > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [linux-usb-devel] Original drivers for ISP1362 by Philips > > > Hi Mike, > > thanks a lot for your answers. > The licensing model is clearly very important and I did not > realized they are not under GPL (when one gets used to work > with tons of open source software, sometimes assumes by > default that all the sources are covered by this license > ...). I'm getting in touch with Philips technical support to > clear this point. > > > Regards, > llandre > > DAVE Electronics System House - R&D Department > web: http://www.dave-tech.it > email: r&[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Hrm... I'll give you some of mine. These were when I first tried to > >get USB working: > > > >1. It used an older version of the kernel, one that won't get much > >(any?) support from the linux community. I wanted 2.6 > > > >2. I took a brief look at some sort of licence agreement, or > whatever > >it was (can't remember) that went along with it. I don't know if I > >could even legally use it (especially compiled in), but at any rate, > >that by itself scared me off. I'd have to take a look at it > again to > >give you a better answer. > > > >3. I took a quick look at the code, and it didn't seem (albeit to > >my inexperienced eye) very well written. *shrug* > > > >4. I prefer to stick with full open source, > community-support drivers. > >For instance, when we used a MSys DiskOnChip, I moved from their > >drivers to the linux-mtd drivers, which didn't work quite as > well, but > >I could compile it statically into the kernel. > >(motivation: increased boot speed) > > > >I hope this has been helpful. > >At least one of the above points must be a valid reason. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from > real users. Discover which products truly live up to the > hype. Start reading now. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396> &op=click > > _______________________________________________ > > [email protected] > To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/l> inux-usb-devel >
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