Dave, A very good chance. In fact, this has been on my mind for a while.
It was always the plan that the EDDE 2 Core of the driver would be open-sourced when the QL-SD is released, so that anybody can then use it to write new device drivers. My agreement with Peter is that the full source code of the hardware-specific layer of the QL-SD card driver will be released as well. For the Ser-USB drivers (which actually boil down to a hardware-specific layer on top of EDDE, plus a handful of modules that override their EDDE ancestors): What I would like to do - at the same time as releasing the QL-SD sources - is to offer the Ser-USB sources to anyone who is prepared to make a public commitment to produce a better driver for it, on a non-commercial basis, within one year. I freely admit that I failed to solve all the issues with this driver, but there are so many clever people out there that I am sure that somebody could do a lot better. I will give more details at the appropriate time, but this should give anyone interested the opportunity to consider whether they want to take up the challenge. The reason that I won't release any sources until the QL-SD is ready is because there may need to be core library changes to be made before the final version, and I don't want lots of different EDDE versions floating around out there, nor the possible distraction of having to answer questions or provide additional documentation while I am trying to concentrate on finishing something else. Fair enough? Adrian www.memorylanecomputing.com On 11/02/2012 17:10, Dave Park wrote: > Any prospect you might open-source the drivers, so others can continue > your work on a non-commercial basis? > > Dave > > On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 2:44 AM, Adrian Ives > <adrian.i...@memorylanecomputing.com> wrote: >> >> All, >> >> If you are a Ser-USB user, or you have a USBWiz, please contact me for >> the download details of the last ever release of drivers for the >> Ser-USB. They are still not perfect, but I believe that they represent a >> significant improvement over what has gone before and they should be >> made available. >> >> I have also taken the decision to withdraw the Ser-USB product from sale >> so that I can concentrate on other projects. This is primarily because >> the USBWiz module that it uses is now officially an "end of life" >> product and will soon become difficult to obtain. Consequently, as of >> today, it is no longer available. >> >> Support will of course continue for existing users. >> >> Regards, >> >> >> -- >> Adrian >> www.memorylanecomputing.com >> _______________________________________________ >> QL-Users Mailing List >> http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
