From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 19 Nov 2001 06:02:28 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 19 Nov 2001 06:02:19 -0500 Received: from [195.25.229.189] ([195.25.229.189]:26905 "EHLO mailrennes.rennes.si.fr.atosorigin.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id convert rfc822-to-8bit; Mon, 19 Nov 2001 06:01:59 -0500 Message-ID: <012101c170e9$4c5b5770$8a140237@rennes.si.fr.atosorigin.com> From: "Yann E. MORIN" To: "lkml" Subject: Manifesto for GPL source code Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 11:59:44 +0100 Organization: ATOS-ORIGIN MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Nov 2001 10:59:45.0443 (UTC) FILETIME=[4C647F30:01C170E9] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi all! I'm in the process (well, no realy, but soon) of writing a driver for a telephony board (manufacturer has decided not to support the Linux plateform, sad...). I've got the LDD2, the LKMPG, the Linux code. I know about KernelNewbies and have spent quite a few weeks reading through LKML. Everything is getting well in place both in my head and in my employer's. Anyhow, some pointers to this kind of work, to other source of information, anything you might be worth reading/downloading/compiling will be welcome. But then, we'll have to 'deal' with the board manufacturer to obtain the specifications. What we'd like to do is sign no NDA, as to provide the community with yet another driver (I need assistance to write such a piece of code and I feel it GOOD to release that driver _free_). So here's the question: Where could I find some kind of a manifesto to show the manufacturer to have him understand the pros (and cons) of GPL Software, so they release the HW specs. When the manufacturer doesn't agree with GPL, what kind of NDA would be most valuable to sign, as to provide the most possible info to the comunity? I know some have signed NDAs and release only binaries. Would that be a satisfactory agreement? Thanx all! Yann, hoppefully futur linux device driver writer! ;-) -- .---------------------------.----------------------.------------------. | Yann E. MORIN | Real-Time Embedded | ASCII RIBBON /"\ | | phone (+33/0) 299 055 231 | Software Designer | CAMPAIGN \ / | | fax (+33/0) 299 055 221 °----------------------: AGAINST X | | yann.morin@atosorigin.com www.atosorigin.com | HTML MAIL / \ | °--------------------------------------------------°------------------°