[alsa-devel] [Fwd: Re: Code relsease to alsa.]

[Marc Boucher]

Hi Takashi,

Here's the sign-off:

Signed-off-by: Marc Boucher <marc at linuxant.com>

Do you have any specific comments about the code itself?

Kind regards,

Marc

--
Marc Boucher
Linuxant inc.
http://www.linuxant.com

On 21-Jan-08, at 12:26 PM, Takashi Iwai wrote:

> At Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:14:31 -0800,
> Tobin Davis wrote:
>>
>> Forwarded from the good people at Linuxant.
>>
>> Tobin
>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>> From: Marc Boucher <marc at linuxant.com>
>> To: Tobin Davis <tdavis at dsl-only.net>
>> Cc: Linuxant support (Jonathan) <support at linuxant.com>
>> Subject: Re: Code relsease to alsa.
>> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:33:03 -0500
>>
>> Tobin,
>>
>> As promised here is our current tentative patch (relative to the
>> current ALSA development tree in hg) for merging with ALSA.
>>
>> It is also available from:
>>
>> http://www.linuxant.com/alsa-hg-20080120.patch
>>
>> Naturally the changes are released under the GPL, so feel free to
>> integrate them.
>>
>> Comments and improvements are welcome.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Marc
>>
>> --
>> Marc Boucher
>> Linuxant inc.
>> http://www.linuxant.com
>
> First of all, thanks for the patch.
> Now just taking a quick look, I'd like to ask you about the following
> items:
>
> - Split the HSF modem part and other part.  The HSF modem part is
>  hardly to be merged (as you know why), but the other parts could be
>  merged easily if needed.
>
> - Split the rest, misc fixes.  If the fix is reasonable, it should be
>  applied immediately.
>
> These will make both of our lives much easier.
>
> And, one more thing:
>
> - Give your sign-off to be merged to the upstream
>
> This is mandatory for untrivial changes.  This clarifies the copyright
> and avoids the possible legal issues in future.
>
>
> thanks,
>
> Takashi
>
>>
>> On 19-Jan-08, at 6:40 PM, Marc Boucher wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hi Tobin,
>>>
>>> We have isolated the modifications in patch form and are currently
>>> working to merge them with the latest ALSA tree / submit them back
>>> upstream.
>>>
>>> By the way, all changes and code under the modules/GPL/ directory
>>> (including the hda subdirectory) of our modem driver are released
>>> under the GPL, so you would be free to take these fixes if you'd  
>>> like.
>>>
>>> However you would be also welcome to reviewing the patches that we
>>> are about to submit. I will arrange to send you a copy asap (should
>>> be next week).
>>>
>>> Kind regards, (and many thanks for your great contributions to ALSA)
>>>
>>> Marc
>>>
>>> PS: We could also try to help you getting any missing info on the
>>> CX20561 or other things from Conexant...
>>>
>>> --
>>> Marc Boucher
>>> Linuxant inc.
>>> http://www.linuxant.com
>>>
>>> On 19-Jan-08, at 1:07 PM, Tobin Davis wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I'm the developer that put the current audio support for the
>>>> Conexant HD Audio codecs in alsa.  I worked many hours on this,
>>>> with testers around the world sending me feedback.  Most of the
>>>> work was done prior to Conexant offering me any documentation.  I
>>>> have since received documentation for both CX20549 (Venice), and
>>>> CX20551 (Waikiki), but am waiting for the latest info on the new
>>>> CX20561, which you apparently already have.
>>>>
>>>> I have also seen in your mailing list that you are providing
>>>> several fixes to the audio portion of my code, but only making them
>>>> available to users of your code, which requires a license agreement
>>>> that I believe is incompatible with the GPL.  At the least, it
>>>> prohibits someone like me taking any of these fixes and putting
>>>> them in the mainstream alsa, where more users would benefit from
>>>> them.
>>>>
>>>> What I'm asking, is if you could at least provide the audio
>>>> modifications back upstream to alsa?  It would help out far more
>>>> users (modem usage is on the decline - sorry), and you would have
>>>> some benefit in that your name would be in the source as well.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Tobin Davis <tdavis at dsl-only.net>
>>>
>>
>> -- Tobin  
>> Davis 
>>                                                                   
>>
>> no maintenance:
>>        Impossible to fix.
>>
>>
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