OK. then, I think there is a good motivation for whoever makes the
WINMODEM and other HSP modems to release the code. Linux represents
progressively more of the market, so if these modems can be turned
into useful pieces of equipment instead of MS-Windows marketing
material, then we can save money and have our hsp.o module as an
optional kernel driver. The improved stablility of the Linux kernel
vs. the Windows 9x shell will certainly make for improved modem
performance. I am sure NDA's can be amended as needed when there is a
commercial motivation to do so. --GMG
>> ...if you have indeed signed an nda agreement, then you will NOT be
>> able to release any code you may develop from it, and for anybody
to
>> accept ANY patches from you and incorporate them into the Linux
kernel
>> would destroy Linux...
>
>That depends entirely on the agreement. I have worked with several
vendors
>where documentation & their source is NDA but you can write a Linux
source
>from it. One good reason for this is that Linux source is very hard
to use
>to clone the hardware, but the vendor docs would make hardware
cloning too
>easy
>
>
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