Thanks, Garrett. You have seconds. I'll contact you offline to get you set up.
On Thu, 5 Apr 2007, Garrett D'Amore wrote:
I would like to propose the creation of a project to incorporate various platform specific support for Tadpole platforms into OpenSolaris. This would include core platform modules (for which I've already gotten an approved PSARC case), as well as power management, synaptics and PS/2 customizations, wlan support, and other features such as "ebuttons" and other features unique to the platform. I now have a recent code drop in my hands, which was graciously supplied to me courtesy of Tadpole (some of which I actually wrote while I was still employed at Tadpole), consisting of various kernel bits needed by these platforms, with a written understanding that I'm permitted to use this code for inclusion in OpenSolaris under the CDDL. (And Tadpole has signed an SCA.) Note also that one of these platforms, the SPARCLE, was also resold for a time by Sun as the Ultra 3. (The 15" models. The 17" models were from a Tadpole competitor.) Also, a lot of these improvements may benefit other platforms. For example, the synaptics trackpad support is likely to be useful on PC laptops, and the wlan support I have should make it possible to greatly improve the robustness and utility of the pcwl and pcan drivers. Having an umbrella project will help folks who are most interested in these platforms participate in a more focussed way. -- Garrett D'Amore
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