Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Fwd: Creative's IP concerns
From: Bob Ham (node_AT_users.sourceforge.net)
Date: Thu Jan 24 2002 - 18:24:08 EET
On Thu, 2002-01-24 at 14:51, Paul Davis wrote:
> precisely. rme are quite happy releasing specs to right a driver; they
> are not planning on releasing specs to write new FX. its worth noting
> that rme have said publically that it took them quite a long time and
> quite a lot of really deep thinking to understand how to use an FPGA
> for what they are now doing. i don't know if this is accurate, or if
> it means that they were FPGA/DSP illiterate to start with, but if
> true, i could understand why they don't want to reveal what they
> learned (even though i don't agree with that mentality).
Dagnammit.. my prime example of spec releasing turns out to be just as
bad as creative :/
Just out of interest, could you enumerate what RME have given to you?
And could you say what functionality is there in the windows/mac drivers
that it wouldn't be possible to replicate with open source stuff based
on the specs they have given you?
> >I'd still like to know if there are any other companies out there giving
> >out specs for their dsp chips.. can anyone canonically tell me yay or
> >nay?
>
> Yamaha used to. I have a the spec for a 5-6 year old chip that was
> used in the Tropez+. However, it too relied on microcode being
> preloaded, and no information was available on how to write or design
> the microcode.
Well.. looks like the fear of losing profit will prevent me from using
my platinum 5.1 (and, it seems, any other card) fully for some time to
come.. oh well.
Bob
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