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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 15:59:14 +0200
From: Martin Udden <nanook@linux.nu>
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Guenter Geiger wrote:
> 
> >Andrew tells me he intends to port the Fiji/Pinnacle driver to ALSA, but
> >hasn't give any suggestion of when that might be (reasonably enough--this
> >is free software).
> 
>  The Pinnacle/Fijii divers are *NOT* free software, as youd have to use Turtle Beachs firmware, which is not free, and
> is only distributed by TB without sources.
> 

Surely you do not imply that we should write our own firmware ? This
posting does not make any sense. Is the source for the _drivers_ GPL ?
The firmware is beyond ALSA scope.

[Martin]

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