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From: Stephane Conversy <conversy@lri.fr>
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Guenter Geiger wrote:
> 
> >>  Tobias Wollgam
> >
> > So the drivers for aureal-based cards will cost money.
> > That's a reason not to buy such a card.
> > I know many people, who buy hardware only if there are
> > Linux-drivers (for free).
> And they are right !
> 
> >
> > Something to think for Aureal!
> 
> Yes, but as they sound like very innovative people at Aureal, it will
> probably be possible to tell them why they dont support Linux, if they
> only give the information to 4front, and make them change their mind.
> 
> Normally this is a hard and longlasting task, but probably they should first
> made to be
> aware of the problem with their "linux support".
> We should tell them that supporting Linux means to give out the information
> to the public,
> and nothing else.
> 
> Guenter


I don't have any experience of asking a company to
release specs, well, even more, i don't have
experience in writing linux driver.

I've just asked aureal if they will released their 3d
api for linux (they claim they are the equivalent of
3dfx for audio, and i said 'ok, now do what 3dfx does, release
your api...').

Anyway, I think i can handle the dev. of an alsa driver
for such card. I know C programming, it's not a problem.
The problem is that I don't have any experience in writing a
linux driver.
Another problem is that i don't know exactly what to say to
a company when asking for specs.

If someone could share his experience...

 
	stef

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