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SubjectRe: GPL source code for Smart USB 56 modem (includes ALSA AC97 patch)
On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 16:09:41 +0200
Andi Kleen <ak@muc.de> wrote:

> SashaK <sashak@smlink.com> writes:
>
> > You mean to GPL user-space program slmodemd?
> > I think it is good idea, but unfortunately this code is not just my,
> > and final decision was 'no'.
>
> One way that would work is to make the binary parts of your driver run
> in user space and let the kernel part just provide a kind of simple
> sound card.

It is done so - user space daemon (with binary part) interacts with ALSA
drivers.

> The later should be much easier to free.

There was such approach, but seems it was wrong.

> The 64bit kernel can run 32bit programs without problems.

This should be possible (don't check yet). But the problem here was
that AMD64 machines are usually based on non-Intel chipsets
(VIA, NVidia), supports for those chipsets were added to ALSA just in
last days. Now it may be tested with recent version of ALSA.

Sasha.
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