Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 22 Jul 1997 13:53:30 +0200 (MET DST) | From | Iñaky Pérez González <> | Subject | Re: I2O, free software |
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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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