From: Mark Salter <msalter@redhat.com>
To: ecos-maintainers@sources.redhat.com
Subject: drivers with proprietary code
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2003 13:13:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030402131333.0427E7884A@deneb.localdomain> (raw)
I'm working on a board that has proprietary network hardware. The
CPU contains dedicated "network engines" that require binary-only
microcode to run. The interface between this microcode and the CPU
core is provided by a proprietary library which is available in
source form but under a license that requires permission for use
and distribution. I have written an eCos driver which incorporates
parts of this library to support the builtin ethernet ports in
RedBoot.
I'd like to get a sense of how folks feel about this sort of thing.
Its clear to me that such code goes against the tenets of s.r.c, so
I don't see this driver ever being hosted there. I think in this
case the board manufacturer should supply the driver as a .epk file.
So, I'm thinking that a link from the board's info page on s.r.c to
the board maker's site along with some instructions on building and
using the driver would be okay. What to others think?
--Mark
next reply other threads:[~2003-04-02 13:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-04-02 13:13 Mark Salter [this message]
2003-04-02 15:06 ` Gary Thomas
2003-04-02 17:06 ` Jonathan Larmour
2003-04-02 18:01 ` Mark Salter
2003-04-02 21:02 ` Jonathan Larmour
2003-04-02 18:24 ` Gary Thomas
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