Re: [NTLK] [k]racking ata-support

From: Jim Witte (jswitte_at_bloomington.in.us)
Date: Wed Sep 01 2004 - 12:32:56 PDT


> with UNNA, Paul with the ATA and LPR driver, Eckhart Köppen with the
> Bluetooth and Obex and a lot of more software and protocols, Hiroshi
> Noguchi with the Wireless Driver, Daniel Padilla with a lot of
> utilities
> and stuff including the Desktop Connection Library with Michael Vacík
> and Nicolas Zinovieff, and a LOT of more people over there that still
> is

   Especially also considering that a LOT of this stuff (all the above
mentioned with the exception of the Wireless Driver and possible some
of Daniel's stuff) is free. Most even comes with source code. The DCL
was 50 thousand lines of code. That's free. The information in the
Newton Bowels in free.

> I don't see the point in some software that still are available as
> Demo,
> but the company that developed it does not sell it anymore. It would be
> great to see that software for free (not open source, just free).

   Good point. Abandonware argument.

Jim

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