From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262583AbVAEVEK (ORCPT ); Wed, 5 Jan 2005 16:04:10 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262586AbVAEVEJ (ORCPT ); Wed, 5 Jan 2005 16:04:09 -0500 Received: from 6.143.111.62.revers.nsm.pl ([62.111.143.6]:3466 "HELO ogrody.nsm.pl") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S262583AbVAEVEH (ORCPT ); Wed, 5 Jan 2005 16:04:07 -0500 Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 22:09:29 +0100 From: Tomasz Torcz To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Open hardware wireless cards Message-ID: <20050105210929.GC10325@irc.pl> Mail-Followup-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20050105192447.GJ5159@ruslug.rutgers.edu> <20050105200526.GL5159@ruslug.rutgers.edu> <20050105201434.GB30311@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050105201434.GB30311@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 03:14:34PM -0500, Lennart Sorensen wrote: > > If we can't come up with our own project to work on open hardware we can > > also just see if its feasible to purchase hardware companies on the > > verge of going backrupt and buy them out and release the specs/etc (a la > > blender). Can someone do the math here? I'm lazy. > > Being open doesn't mean you aren't violating some stupid patent. Only in some countries. We can ignore those countries. -- Tomasz Torcz "God, root, what's the difference?" zdzichu@irc.-nie.spam-.pl "God is more forgiving."