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SubjectRE: I20 to cause problems for linux et al. (fwd)
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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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