From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 30 Aug 2001 13:21:14 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 30 Aug 2001 13:21:04 -0400 Received: from d12lmsgate-2.de.ibm.com ([195.212.91.200]:52452 "EHLO d12lmsgate-2.de.ibm.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 30 Aug 2001 13:20:56 -0400 Importance: Normal Subject: Re: lcs ethernet driver source To: Alan Cox Cc: arjan@fenrus.demon.nl (Arjan van de Ven), linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 5.0.3 (Intl) 21 March 2000 Message-ID: From: "Ulrich Weigand" Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 19:20:04 +0200 X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on D12ML028/12/M/IBM(Release 5.0.6 |December 14, 2000) at 30/08/2001 19:20:13 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Alan Cox wrote: >> Sorry, at this point we are not allowed to publish the source code of the >> lcs and qeth drivers (due to the use of confidential hardware interface >> specifications). We make those modules available only in binary form >> on our developerWorks web site. > >Is there any plan to change this ? This is not something we (the Linux for S/390 development team) can decide; it's up to the hardware groups that 'own' the LCS / QDIO specifications whether they allow to make these public. As I said, at this point, we are not allowed to open the specs; while it is conceivable that this might change in the future, I'm not aware of any specific plan. (Please note that I'm in no way speaking for IBM here; that's just my personal opinion.) Mit freundlichen Gruessen / Best Regards Ulrich Weigand -- Dr. Ulrich Weigand Linux for S/390 Design & Development IBM Deutschland Entwicklung GmbH, Schoenaicher Str. 220, 71032 Boeblingen Phone: +49-7031/16-3727 --- Email: Ulrich.Weigand@de.ibm.com