Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: releasing driver to kernel in source+binary format | From | Jes Sorensen <> | Date | 23 Aug 2001 16:14:38 -0400 |
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>>>>> "Alan" == Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> writes:
>> Well, Qlogic also has their firmware released in binary format. Alan> Firmware that runs on the processor in the card is somewhat of a Alan> different item. If its just a binary firmware image to load into Alan> the card and that is run by the card I dont think its an issue.
Alan> If its code run on the host processor then there is an issue.
One might even want to add that opening up firmware has some positive side effects: Look at how Alteon completely ruled the Gigabit Ethernet world with their NIC and open firmware programme (until they decided to bug out before the big players started picking up and squeezing them out on price).
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