Behringer [was Re: [linux-audio-user] Re: [linux-audio-dev] RME is no more]

[Marek Peteraj]

On Mon, 2004-11-29 at 00:15, Lee Revell wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-11-29 at 01:45 +0100, Marek Peteraj wrote:
> > > Of course I would be pretty annoyed if they just drop Linux completely,
> > > for the same reasons as others in this thread - they have a relationship
> > > with the community at this point.  But I don't think they would be that
> > > stupid.  After all pissing off hundreds of potential customers is just
> > > as bad an idea as giving valuable IP to the competition.
> > 
> > Seems i can't convince  you on this issue Lee :)
> > It's _not_ _at_ _all_ as valuable as it might seem.
> 
> Hey I don't necessarily disagree.  I think open hardware would be great
> and it looks like some might happen.  I am just saying that RME designed
> the hardware, so this is for them to determine.
> 
> In theory you should be able to patent whatever innovations you make in
> your hardware design, so you can release open drivers without being
> ripped off.  But IANAL and I have no idea whether it really works this
> way.  Apparently the main reason Nvidia and ATI cannot open their source
> is because they are both knowingly infringing each others patents.

How about using the same chip for different ranges of products, clocked
at different speeds? :) I don't think one factory would produce 5
different chips really. Too costly. 
It's easy to throttle one chip using closed software.

just my 2c.

Marek