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Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 21:59:55 +0100 (BST)
From: Riley Williams <rhw@MemAlpha.CX>
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To: Ion Badulescu <ionut@moisil.cs.columbia.edu>
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        Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Subject: Re: Gigabit Intel NIC? - Intel Gigabit Ethernet Pro/1000T
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Hi Ion.

 >> Shawn, I'd suggest you tell the said sales guy that IF he can
 >> get you the FULL specs TOGETHER WITH permission to freely
 >> distribute them...

 > Permission to freely distribute the specs isn't necessary,
 > although it is nice indeed. All that's needed is permission to
 > GPL the driver sources written using knowledge from said specs.

That presupposes that the person they give the specs to is the person
writing the driver. I don't remember shawn offering to write a driver
or anything approaching that.

As I see it, if Shawn has permission to freely distribute the specs,
he can send a copy to Alan Cox for forwarding to the relevant driver
developers. However, if he has to sign an NDA to get them, they're
useless...

Alan: Am I right in assuming this?

Best wishes from Riley.