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Date:      Wed, 19 Apr 2000 01:55:23 -0400 (EDT)
From:      "Brandon D. Valentine" <bandix@looksharp.net>
To:        Colin Eric Johnson <colinj@unm.edu>
Cc:        C J Michaels <cjm2@earthling.net>, Southwell <vizion@ptialaska.net>, Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: IEEE 1394 support
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004190139480.71708-100000@turtle.looksharp.net>
In-Reply-To: <38FC8F7A.9DDE8F40@unm.edu>

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On Tue, 18 Apr 2000, Colin Eric Johnson wrote:

>I just did a little looking and there does seem to be a linux IEEE 1394
>project in the works. Take a look at:
>
>http://linux1394.sourceforge.net/	(the newer site)
>http://eclipt.uni-klu.ac.at/ieee1394/	(the older site)
>
>They don't seem to have any mention of any patent problems.

The fact that it's an IEEE standard indicates that there cannot be too
terribly many patent problems with the technology itself.  I would
really like to see Apple kick some firewire code back into the BSD
community since they are the ones pushing its industry acceptance.  Has
anyone checked to see if there is anything in Darwin with regards to
IEEE 1394 yet?

Brandon D. Valentine
-- 
    "...and as for hackers, we note that all of those known to
    The Register are so strapped financially that seizing their
    property would be tantamount to squeezing blood from a stone."
                                     -- The Register, 02/17/2000



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