[ltp] New Mwave/ACP modem driver release -- Now as Open Source!
Bill Mair
linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:33:46 +0100
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Keith Frechette wrote:
>
> > One question to the IBM-guys on the list: did - and if so to what
> extend
> > - Bill Mair's petiton had any influence on the decision?
>
> Bill is just an insignificant little piss-ant, and his silly little
> list had no bearing whatsoever on this matter. :-)
You wound me mon capitain ! (Q in StarTrek)
> (Gee, did I say that out loud?)
Gee I guess you did.
> Just kidding, of course. (Ok, Bill, I expect my phone will ring in 5 -
> 4 - 3 - 2 - 1....)
This evening......
> Actually, Bill's petition did fuel the fire, in general, for Mwave
> support. Combined with similar requests from other sources, it became
> clear to IBM's Linux Technology Center that creating an Mwave driver,
> and then open-sourcing it, was the right thing to do, provided that
> the legal hurdles could be overcome.
Right on. :-)
> I don't intend to speak for the LTC, so I'll let Mike Sullivan add his
> comments, if he's so inclined.
I want to congratulate IBM for moving the driver into the OS realm.
Great job!
With this release I am closing the petition down.
Who knows, maybe there is enough in the drivers to allow someone else to
extend it to support the older models.
Bill
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[Image] Bill Mair
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Keith Frechette wrote:
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<br><tt><font size=-1>> One question to the IBM-guys on the list: did -
and if so to what extend</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=-1>> - Bill Mair's petiton had any influence on the
decision?</font></tt>
<p><tt><font size=-1>Bill is just an insignificant little piss-ant, and
his silly little list had no bearing whatsoever on this matter. :-)</font></tt></blockquote>
<p><br>You wound me mon capitain ! (Q in StarTrek)
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><tt><font size=-1>(Gee, did I say that out loud?)</font></tt></blockquote>
Gee I guess you did.
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><tt><font size=-1>Just kidding, of course. (Ok, Bill,
I expect my phone will ring in 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1....)</font></tt></blockquote>
This evening......
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><tt><font size=-1>Actually, Bill's petition did fuel
the fire, in general, for Mwave support. Combined with similar requests
from other sources, it became clear to IBM's Linux Technology Center that
creating an Mwave driver, and then open-sourcing it, was the right thing
to do, provided that the legal hurdles could be overcome.</font></tt></blockquote>
Right on. :-)
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><tt><font size=-1>I don't intend to speak for the
LTC, so I'll let Mike Sullivan add his comments, if he's so inclined.</font></tt></blockquote>
<p><br>I want to congratulate IBM for moving the driver into the OS realm.
Great job!
<p>With this release I am closing the petition down.
<p>Who knows, maybe there is enough in the drivers to allow someone else
to extend it to support the older models.
<p>Bill
<br>
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