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SubjectRe: I2O, free software
On Tue, 22 Jul 1997, Alan Cox wrote:

>> Is there some possibility that if all hardware vendors implement I2O's
>> standards, OSs which don't use I2O won't be able to use their hardware? It
>> doesn't sound very realistic to me. However, if that's the case, can
>> someone explain me how that could happen?
>
>Because you wont be able to write drivers, or get any driver documentation.
>No single I2O vendor will be able to tell you how to program their I2O
>board unless you are a member of the I2O group^H^H^H^H^Hcartel.

Well, as we already have a document, we can use guerrilla
tactics. Just code the driver without credits and let it be used
as a module. Post it via deja news and let the cartel members
send out the guys to search the author(s). Unless we use paranoid
(ala X-Files) approaches, nobody will care'bout it.

Cheers!

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