On Thu, 10 Jan 2008, Michelle Olson wrote: > Hi, > > I'm not sure if data sheets fit into this model, but we do have a > repository for similar technical content here: > http://opensolaris.org/os/project/muskoka/ > Let me know if you'd like to make use of this exiting project or join in. > > Regards, > Michelle
"Hardware Specs" could fit. I see there is only one doc there though. ajd > > Ignacio Marambio Cat?n wrote: >> >> >> On Jan 10, 2008 6:15 PM, Garrett D'Amore <gdamore at sun.com >> <mailto:gdamore at sun.com>> wrote: >> >> It occurs to me that many things are often written for OpenSolaris, >> using data sheets which may be public. However, it is not >> uncommon for >> chip vendors to remove or relocate data sheets such that the data >> sheet >> used to write a driver vanishes after some time. >> >> I think it would be very useful to have a public repository of data >> sheets which were obtained publicly (without any click thru agreements >> or such, and certainly not under NDA!) and which were used in Solaris >> device drivers so that future maintainers can be assured of having >> reference materials available when possible. >> >> >> this would be useful not only for opensolaris but for a lot of other >> opensource projects, perhaps we should also talk to the *bsd community >> and set up something together? >> >> >> >> >> I actually have such data sheets for a few of the parts whose drivers >> I've worked on, and I'd be happy to start such a repository. >> >> What do folks think? And how would these best be handled? As a >> project >> underneath the device-drivers community, perhaps? >> >> -- Garrett >> >> >> nacho >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ogb-discuss mailing list >> ogb-discuss at opensolaris.org >> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/ogb-discuss >> > > _______________________________________________ > ogb-discuss mailing list > ogb-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/ogb-discuss > -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group
