Re: [PATCH v2] applesmc: add sysfs file to report OSK

2012-12-13 Thread Gabriel L. Somlo
On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 08:20:11AM +0100, Henrik Rydberg wrote: > > The only viable (from a legal CYA standpoint) thing I can think of is > > to make it easy to acquire the OSK automatically, on demand, directly > > from the hardware. Right now, the logical place for that is applesmc.ko. > > It alr

Re: [PATCH v2] applesmc: add sysfs file to report OSK

2012-12-12 Thread Henrik Rydberg
Hi Gabriel, > I could try to hardcode the OSK inside QEMU, or I could try to include > it as a default config file entry, but I'm quite certain the QEMU project > would be uncomfortable "distributing" a string on which Apple claims > copyright. Even if that happened, distros might then balk at shi

Re: [PATCH v2] applesmc: add sysfs file to report OSK

2012-12-12 Thread Gabriel L. Somlo
Henrik, I agree with you that it's silly to poke the hardware for a string we KNOW will NEVER change :) That being said, I too would love to live in a world where technical common sense prevailed over bullshit lawyerly tactics, "corporate strategies", and the ensuing FUD. The way things stand tod