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From: "Benjamin GOLINVAUX" <golinvaux@benjamin.net>
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Subject: Re: serial midi
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 16:56:53 +0100
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hi All...

Suggestion :

as some companies insist on having a NDA signed OR wish to develop their own
Linux drivers (we've been talking about Yamaha DSP Factory and CreamWare
Pulsar before which BTW are great cards), would it be possible to segment
the ALSA directories for various licenses... One could try to convince high
end card makers that ALSA is better than OSS to support their card
functionalities (and it IS the truth) and have them make the ALSA driver on
their own...

Also, other licenses could lead us to code drivers but not being able to
release the source code... It would be a pity not to release drivers
anyway..

Although I don't really agree with the reasons various companies claim they
can't release driver source code, WE must admit some never will release it
and so --> no ALSA driver ? (sob...)

What do you think of this ?





