I agree its not a money issue (I think even I could afford it), its a priority issue and a OEM issue.
Neal On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 10:23 AM, Peter G. Viscarola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the reply, Tim. > > It doesn't NEED to "belong" to FRS in order for it to be appropriate > that FRS sign it. It's not at all uncommon for OEMs to sign the driver > packages for device manufacturers or driver developers. Consider that > when you get an HP laptop, it has drivers that my company wrote on it. > HP signs the drivers, not my company. > > The one fee of $250 per year is for as many drivers as you want to sign > in that year. You pay per certificate, not per driver signed. > > Peter > K1PGV > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Tim Ellison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 10:18 AM >>To: Peter G. Viscarola; flexradio@flex-radio.biz >>Subject: RE: [Flexradio] VISTA 64 >> >>The driver does not "belong" the FRS to sign. It is OEMed. >> >>Also, 64-bit support is not fully supported although it exists in the >>driver. It is still very much in the beta/experimental stage for use >>with the FLEX-5000. >> >>I assume that all new versions would have to get signed as well ($$$), >>so it only makes sense to spend the $$$ when supported. >> >> >>-Tim >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>radio.biz] On Behalf Of Peter G. Viscarola >>Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 10:13 AM >>To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz >>Subject: Re: [Flexradio] VISTA 64 >> >>I apologize if this has been discussed already... Given that we see > this >>request frequently, why doesn't Flex just sign the driver package for >>these drivers? It's not unusual or invalid for the company > distributing >>the drivers to sign the package (even if it did not write them itself). >>It's not difficult (though it IS initially annoying... I'll be happy to >>help the relevant Flex folks with the procedure, I sign drivers >>regularly as part of my job), and the necessary Class 3 Code Signing >>Certificate costs less than $250 for one year (less if you get a cert >>good for multiple years). >> >>Peter >>K1PGV >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>FlexRadio Systems Mailing List >>FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz >>http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz >>Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ >>Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex- >>radio.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flex-radio.com/ > > -- Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software Programming Services for Windows, OS X and Linux (540) 242 0911 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Try Spot for OS X, the intelligent DXCluster Client at www.abrohamnealsoftware.com - $15.99 ------------------------------------------------- For a great dog book, visit www.abrohamneal.com ------------------------------------------------- See the FlexRadio Systems Flex-5000a in action at www.flex-videos.com _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
