Re: Can't use SYSFS for "Proprietry" driver modules !!!.

From: Jan Engelhardt
Date: Sun Mar 27 2005 - 13:48:11 EST


>> If you are making a very specialist piece of equipment; not
>>...
>
>
>If the user has the source of the driver, he can port the driver or hire
>someone to port the driver (this "obscure piece of hardware" might also
>be an expensive piece of hardware).

I am happy that nvidia (to name one) provides at least the source to its
glue... here's a real world example:
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/linux.kernel/browse_frm/thread/52002e4f6d454e44/216311fff8f7c91b?rnum=1

could have been worse, but also could have been better, though.


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