Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] open-source like hardware
From: Jussi Laako (jussi.laako_AT_kolumbus.fi)
Date: Wed Jan 16 2002 - 20:12:08 EET
Paul Davis wrote:
>
> the chip design is not open source. its a proprietary device,
> manufactured in industrial quantities. i don't see it as at all
> similar to the ideas discussed in this thread.
It's just an interface chip. As FPGA or DSP processor discussed here. Nobody
was planning to make their own DSP processor, AD or DA converter. Just build
something based on such chips. ICE1712 doesn't do anything useful on its
own. ICEnsemble is IC producer, like TI or Motorola.
> yes, it helped people start producing 8-12 channel audio
> interfaces. thats a good thing. it wasn't open source, it wasn't a
> group of hobbyists.
But it could be used by group of hobbyists instead of M-Audio or Terratec.
- Jussi Laako
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