> >> Well, cg14 and SX are different things. We know enough to make the > >> cg14 useful but not the SX. > > Well, I have files here like "sx.c": [...] > > and "sx_cmem.c": [...] > > All of these are not redistributable. But they only carry the Sun > > copyright message, not any third party copyright. > > Do you have them under NDA? If not, I think in most jurisdictions it > would be legal for you to study them, deduce an interface spec, write > it up, and release it. ENOTIME > > Maybe if someone lobbied the right people, Sun might consider > > releasing these files... > > That could certainly help. But, have you read them? Based on just > what you've said so far, it's possible that they're nothing but glue > layers, with the real smarts in the applications that speak to the > hardware - for example, framebuffer drivers are often like this, with > the code we'd really like to see being in the relevant window system > server. ENOCLUE :-) To be a little less terse: Yes, I think a dedicated person who has the files could derive some h/w specs from the files. I'm quite confident it's legal if said person then stays away from the actual coding of a new driver. If the Sun-provided files contain enough info for a complete drive, I just cannot say whithout really digging into the subject matter. Given the age of the files, I believe that Sun does not really lose anything if they release the files. It is more a challenge of finding someone at Sun who is willing to spend the time and effort of getting them released. Regards -- Volker -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Volker A. Brandt Consulting and Support for Sun Solaris Brandt & Brandt Computer GmbH WWW: http://www.bb-c.de/ Am Wiesenpfad 6, 53340 Meckenheim Email: vab%bb-c.de@localhost Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Bonn, HRB 10513 Schuhgröße: 45 Geschäftsführer: Rainer J. H. Brandt und Volker A. Brandt