Re: Promise SATA driver GPL'd

From: Shawn <core@enodev.com>
To: Andre Hedrick <andre@linux-ide.org>
Cc: Erik Andersen <andersen@codepoet.org>,
	"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Promise SATA driver GPL'd
Date: 22 Jul 2003 21:38:48 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1058927928.8504.3.camel@localhost> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10307221852030.8687-100000@master.linux-ide.org>

Holy piss Andre, you've got to be one of the funnier kernel guys...

On Tue, 2003-07-22 at 20:59, Andre Hedrick wrote:
> It is a HUGE POS!
> 
> The obfustication (sp) level is so high you wonder why.
> It may be GPL, but only goes to prove a few points that everyone lost on
> me in the past.
> 
> OEM drivers in ATA suck!  Their CAM blows goat.
> 
> Look at the crap in the stack when Marcelo was suckered into taking a
> "Promise Patch".
> 
> I have already cut all ties with Promise so here is the deal.
> I no longer have to count the number of fingers on my hand between hand
> shakes.  IE no extras and not shortages.
> 
> I wish you well in your adventures in pain.
> 
> 
> Andre Hedrick
> LAD Storage Consulting Group
> 
> On Tue, 22 Jul 2003, Erik Andersen wrote:
> 
> > Some folk I've done some consulting work for bought a zillion
> > Promise SATA cards.  They were able to convince Promise to
> > release their SATA driver, which was formerly available only as 
> > a binary only kernel module, under the terms of the GPL.
> > 
> > So <drum-roll, trumpets> here it is: the Promise SATA driver for
> > the PDC20318, PDC20375, PDC20378, and PDC20618.  This driver is
> > released as-is.  It is useful for the
> > 
> > 	Promise SATA150 TX4
> > 	Promise SATA150 TX2plus
> > 	Promise SATA 378
> > 	Promise Ultra 618
> > 
> > cards.  As a temporary download location, the GPL'd driver can be
> > obtained from http://www.busybox.net/pdc-ultra-1.00.0.10.tgz
> > 
> > Have fun!  And many thanks to Promise for contributing the driver
> > for their cards!
> > 
> >  -Erik
> > 
> > --
> > Erik B. Andersen             http://codepoet-consulting.com/
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