From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S965369AbXA3Ra0 (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:30:26 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S965361AbXA3Ra0 (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:30:26 -0500 Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com ([64.233.182.184]:10072 "EHLO nf-out-0910.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S965369AbXA3Ra0 (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:30:26 -0500 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=htU/XrTbT9ENe3BLwJzgr3+AUvqvBvp0MfDZuVjipmzNb03ojfMasR6Lhgu6RAcKgTGOG5nTgKpvu71nP5N4E9v5tL8PqsqUl0rr4Xx7D6esHuD/N5hLWMWahXMNIIzARPNTJ1Z/HTGbMt8FoMhhxvnAXioXiZ8ZgHfLN6thpBU= Message-ID: <1a297b360701300930m90a09bbp30bed58c9c9bf456@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:30:23 +0400 From: "Manu Abraham" To: "Greg KH" Subject: Re: Free Linux Driver Development! Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20070130012904.GA9617@kroah.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <20070130012904.GA9617@kroah.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On 1/30/07, Greg KH wrote: > Free Linux Driver Development! > > Yes, that's right, the Linux kernel community is offering all companies > free Linux driver development. No longer do you have to suffer through > all of the different examples in the Linux Device Driver Kit, or pick > through the thousands of example drivers in the Linux kernel source > tree trying to determine which one is the closest to what you need to > do. > > All that is needed is some kind of specification that describes how your > device works, or the email address of an engineer that is willing to > answer questions every once in a while. A few sample devices might be > good to have so that debugging doesn't have to be done by email, but if > necessary, that can be done. > > In return, you will receive a complete and working Linux driver that is > added to the main Linux kernel source tree. The driver will be written > by some of the members of the Linux kernel developer community (over > 1500 strong and growing). This driver will then be automatically > included in all Linux distributions, including the "enterprise" ones. > It will be automatically kept up to date and working through all Linux > kernel API changes. This driver will work with all[1] of the different > CPU types supported by Linux, the largest number of CPU types supported > by any operating system ever before in the history of computing. > > As for support, the driver will be supported through email by the > original developers, when they can help out, and by the "enterprise" > Linux distributors as part of their service agreements with their > customers. > > If your company is worried about NDA issues surrounding your device's > specifications, we have arranged a program with OSDL/TLF's Tech Board to > provide the legal framework where a company can interact with a member > of the kernel community in order to properly assure that all needed NDA > requirements are fulfilled. Sounds very nice indeed. Just happened to do a driver in a similar status, where the vendor did not want to make the specs and other stuff open, but was in a position to support an OSS driver for the STB0899 demodulator driver from ST Microelectronics I think many vendors will be ready to jump in. the STB0899 demodulator driver is now available at http://linuxtv.org/hg/~manu/stb0899-c5 It needs some fixes with regards to our DVB API. (bumping it up to 3.2 from 3.1) It's almost ready to rock now, with new delivery systems. regards, manu