[openbeos] Re: OS Propaganda.... A new world order!

GPL restricts us not to port them, I guess.

On 2002-05-25 at 19:41:16 [+0200], openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Who said we couldn't use linux drivers ?
> Just need to take care about where we put it, but we definitely can port 
> a linux driver.
> 
> 
> En réponse à Massimiliano Origgi <origgi@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> 
> > >I want to shorten this to a few key points, then answer them:
> > >1) Drivers are a critical key to the success of OpenBeOS.
> > 
> > >Agreed, to a degree. One thing that is a vast improvement in situation
> > is 
> > >that there is more standardization in hardware. There are only a few
> > video 
> > >cards out there, really - nVidia, Radeon, Matrox, etc. A lot of USB
> > devices 
> > >(which are the future for many things) use standardized APIs (mass
> > storage, 
> > >HCI, etc). So there will be fewer drivers to write than, say, 5 years
> > ago.
> > 
> > Unless you have to work around broken implementations of standard 
> > protocols :
> > -)
> > Anyway, yes, it's a lot easier (see cd burners as an example), moreover 
> > if 
> > there is the possibility to write a driver at all (read there is some 
> > code or 
> > a manual available), we can be pretty sure that a driver for BSD or 
> > Linux 
> > already exists and while we can't use Linux code directly it can be 
> > 'consulted' for infos about the hardware, saving a LOT of time.
> > -- 
> > 
> > Massimiliano Origgi    The future is blue with BlueOS
> >     http://www.intuiware.com    mailto:max@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >         Squeezer 2.1 available!
> >             WorkspaceSwitcher 2.1 available!
> > 
> > 
>

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