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RE: [Bayonne-devel] Split off of Bayonne 2 "nonfree" drivers
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ambar-bayonne |
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RE: [Bayonne-devel] Split off of Bayonne 2 "nonfree" drivers |
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Sat, 2 Jul 2005 00:10:55 +0530 |
Ok.. So basically this is to streamline licencing issues.
Regards,
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Sugar [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 7:04 PM
> To: address@hidden
> Cc: address@hidden; 'mailing_list_bayonne-devel'
> Subject: Re: [Bayonne-devel] Split off of Bayonne 2 "nonfree" drivers
>
> I should clearify. I mean "nonfree" in the sense they are not "free
> software" because of the licensing encumberances of the
> Intel-Dialogic
> and Aculab runtime libraries, or much in the way Debian has a
> "nonfree"
> apt-get repository (and in fact that is also another
> potential use for
> this split, so that those drivers could also be made
> available through
> Debian), not in the sense they will only be available for a fee.
>
> address@hidden wrote:
> > David,
> >
> > Any particullar reason for making these drivers nonfree?
> >
> > Ambar
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: David Sugar [mailto:address@hidden
> >>Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 3:49 AM
> >>To: mailing_list_bayonne-devel
> >>Subject: [Bayonne-devel] Split off of Bayonne 2 "nonfree" drivers
> >>
> >>In cvs I have placed the nonfree drivers (Dialogic and Aculab
> >>currently)
> >>into a new and seperate package and cvs module,
> >>"bayonne2-nonfree". In
> >>the future, perhaps starting with release 0.4.1, or 0.5.0,
> >>these drivers
> >>will be removed from the primary package, "bayonne2".
> >>
> >>nonfree drivers link directly against libbayone, which is
> >>under the GPL
> >>with runtime exception. They also compile and install like
> they did
> >>before, except for the fact that they are now in a seperate
> package.
> >>This does make it harder to use nonfree drivers in "-test"
> >>mode, but one
> >>can create an appropriate symlink in the bayonne2 build
> >>directory, such
> >>as something like "modules/dialogic ->
> >>../../bayonne2-nonfree/dialogic"
> >>to allow this to be done.
> >>
> >>The Bayonne2-nonfree drivers package will probably not be
> >>found on the
> >>GNU ftp site, but will be provided in the sourceforge
> >>download area and
> >>on sunsite.
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
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