On 8/31/06, Riku Voipio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I suspect that that is the case with the video driver binary blob people. With wlan chipsets working to output a standard signal, it is likely less the case. My impression is that wlan chipsets are nearly commodities at this point. However, I don't work in the field so don't know for sure.
However, getting a straight answer as to the real reason out of a company's legal department after it has been filtered through their marketing and communications department is .... uummm ... challenging. :]
Sometimes even people internal to the company can't get anything sensible.
More likely manufacturers feel that there is valuable IP in their blobs
and would prefer not to give it around to everyone for free, especially
in a highly competitive market like wlan chipsets are.
I suspect that that is the case with the video driver binary blob people. With wlan chipsets working to output a standard signal, it is likely less the case. My impression is that wlan chipsets are nearly commodities at this point. However, I don't work in the field so don't know for sure.
However, getting a straight answer as to the real reason out of a company's legal department after it has been filtered through their marketing and communications department is .... uummm ... challenging. :]
Sometimes even people internal to the company can't get anything sensible.
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