Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: Replace the eepro100 driver with the e100 driver?? | Date | Wed, 19 Sep 2001 23:10:33 +0100 (BST) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> The e100 license appears to be compatible, and it has some nice features, like
Compatible but unsafe. Its no longer safe to accept BSD licensed code into the Linux kernel because of the US patent law situation (the GPL prevents someone patenting things, feeding them into Linux under the GPL then sueing everyone who uses it - BSD does not). On that issue there is a patent licensing proposal from intel that may resolve it.
> interrupt-cooelescing that I don't think are supported in the eepro100.. > I keep thinking that if everyone could get behind a single driver, > especially one with corporate support, we may have a more stable > result...
We have been trying for a very very long time to get intel to help with the mainstream driver. The mainstream driver doesnt contain huge delay loops, is written in a way linux folk understand and is rather cleaner [IMHO]. It is unfortunate Intel wouldnt help out with the kernel driver but that is their policy it seems.
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