At 06:57 PM 01/14/2002, John Newbigin wrote: >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. Im trying to tell you (without popping a vein) that its NOT compaqs driver, it is Intels. Intel has changed the license on it recently..mainly because they came out with a FreeBSD driver with a BSD license. The driver compiles as a module and installs, so who gives a rats arse if its "officially" in the kernel or not? DB > > > > > >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
