Messages in this thread | | | From | David Rusling <> | Subject | RE: I20 to cause problems for linux et al. (fwd) | Date | Tue, 16 Sep 1997 11:17:59 +0100 |
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Love will find a way
>---------- >From: Darren Reed[SMTP:darrenr@cyber.com.au] >Sent: 16 September 1997 09:50 >To: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu >Subject: I20 to cause problems for linux et al. (fwd) > >[ From a friend...] > >> i've been reading disturbing news that Intel's and Micro$oft's new PC Bus >>inititative >> (Called I2O) has developer documentation which is available only with the >>payment >> of hefty licence fees. Furthermore, developers have to promise not to >>release any >> information on this interface, nor any source code for any drivers that >>they develop >> fot I2O. Even if you can get information to write drivers, >> you will be banned from distributing those drivers. This will wreak havoc >>on >> free OSs like linux and freeBSD. >> more information from: www.i2osig.org >
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