Dennis wrote: > > Uh...well its INTELs driver, available from Intel's site. But the intel driver has an Intel licence which prevents it becoming part of the kernel source distribution. This version from Compaq is BSD which AFAIK does allow it to be integrated. > > At 01:17 AM 01/14/2002, John Newbigin wrote: > >Compaq appear to have an e1000 driver for linux which is covered by the > >BSD licence. > > > >The download page is here > >http://www.compaq.com/support/files/server/us/download/10568.html > >or the srpm from here > >ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/servers/supportsoftware/linux/redhat/e1000-3.0.7-1.src.rpm > > > >The rpm spec file states > >copyright: BSD > > > >this the the LICENCE file contained inside the tgz file: > > > >============================================== > >Copyright (c) 1999 - 2001, Intel Corporation > > > >All rights reserved. > > > >Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without > >modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are > >met: > > > > 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright > >notice, > > this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. > > > > 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright > >notice, > > this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the > >documentation > > and/or other materials provided with the distribution. > > > > 3. Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its > >contributors > > may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this > >software > > without specific prior written permission. > > > >THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS > >IS'' > >AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, > >THE > >IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR > >PURPOSE ARE > >DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, > >INDIRECT, > >INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT > >NOT > >LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, > >DATA, OR > >PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF > >LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING > >NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS > >SOFTWARE, > >EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. > >============================================== > > > >If this is BSD compatible then does that mean the driver could end up in > >the kernel proper? > > > >I have tested the driver which works, so far without any problems. > > > >The driver does not come with tech specs but the code seems fairly well > >documented. > > > >John. > > > >-- > >Information Technology Innovation Group > >Swinburne University. Melbourne, Australia > >http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn > >- > >: send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in > >the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > >More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- Information Technology Innovation Group Swinburne University. Melbourne, Australia http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
