Johannes Kastl schrieb: > On 02/14/2006 02:26 PM Eberhard Moenkeberg wrote: > > I must say, this decision is a punch in the face for companies, that > have linux drivers. Those that dont care about linux wont have a > problem with this decision.
This decision is no problem for companies supporting linux (they have free drivers). It is, however, indeed a big problem for companies trying to profit from linux and giving nothing back in return. Using closed source linux drivers or windows drivers with ndiswrapper is similar. In both cases, the kernel becomes tainted and the result is not debuggable. However, companies creating closed source linux drivers claim to support linux. I fail to understand how they can make that claim. I'm happy that Windows Vista will force most drivers into userspace, thereby invalidating all claims that it can't be done. SOLUTION for fax servers with passive ISDN cards: ================================================= Regarding the original topic, there are a few possible solutions at hand for passive ISDN cards. An opensource driver without DSP algorithms should be simple to implement (no patented/secret code needed) and for faxing there are possible solutions mentioned in http://lists.debian.org/debian-user-german/2006/01/msg00080.html That leaves high-speed fax (supported by 2-3% of faxes on the market) and modem emulation to be solved. For fax servers this should be enough. Regards, Carl-Daniel --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
