Linux-kernel mailing list archive 2000-26,: Re: Symbols and the Lucent Winmodem driver

# Re: Symbols and the Lucent Winmodem driver

Pavel Machek (pavel@suse.cz)
Fri, 30 Jun 2000 12:03:14 +0200

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Hi!

> > Ugh. Specs are not problem any more: we have already guessed how to
> > talk to that winmodem. What we need now is someone writing/donating us
> > v.34 implementation. I guess acer has enough money to sponsor that.
> > Pavel
> > PS: I repeat: specs from lucent are *not* strictly needed; we guessed
> > them, anyway.
>
> Isn't the problem that V.42[bis], V.34[bis] and V.90 are patented?

"I live almost in anarchy and I do not care"

No, problem is that nobody is able to write v.34. Patent issues are
FUD.

Pavel

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