What's all this? There's no need! I've got open source drivers for the 802.11b devices. I own the USB 802.11b interface by Linksys, Also the PCMCIA based one. I've got the drivers working on 2.4.x and they are open source.
Reverse engineering isn't against the law. if the product is on the open market it's fair game. I'm working on drivers for my Polaroid ColorShot printer now. And how do I do it? I lof communication between the printer and my box under win98, I then boot Linux and write code that will get the same done, the printer is pretty cool too, it rasterizes to a LCD and flash exposes the poloroid film inside it. Pretty cool. Polaroid didn't deliver a programming kit, so this is how I got the info on how to print it. EAST really, and not against the law. I'd imaging the wlan group did the same. There's no "license" regulating the hardware. gee... get over it! Russell Nelson wrote: > Jacek Pliszka writes: > > On Tue, 19 Feb 2002, Jim Thompson wrote: > > > Jacek Pliszka writes: > > > > Let's get any working one first. With working driver it will be easier > > > > to write an open-source one. > > > > > > You mean 'reverse engineer', right? :-) > > > > Reverse engineering will most likely be forbidden by the license. > > Perhaps this is wandering far afield, but people seem interested in > it. In the US, shrink-wrap licenses have multiple conflicting > precedents. It's not obvious whether they form a valid contract or > not. If there's no contract, then only copyright law applies, and > copyright law does not prohibit reverse engineering. Here's a > reasonable summary of US software law: > > http://cr.yp.to/softwarelaw.html > > -- > -russ nelson http://russnelson.com | Crypto without a threat > Crynwr sells support for free software | PGPok | model is like cookies > 521 Pleasant Valley Rd. | +1 315 268 1925 voice | without milk. > Potsdam, NY 13676-3213 | +1 315 268 9201 FAX | _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
