16 Mar
2012
16 Mar
'12
7:50 p.m.
On another mailing list that I am on, someone was expressing the
desire to retrieve data off some old BBC Micro floppies to see if it
would be possible to get some of the software running on a Raspberry
Pi. They do not own any machine with a floppy interface.
I suggested KryoFlux as a possible solution.
This was the response:
(Me)
> These days, you probably want something more like
this:
> http://www.kryoflux.com/
(Other chap)
The driver is not only closed-source, but forbids
commercial use and
requests donations on top of the EUR100 they charge for about EUR20 of
electronics. The vendor can go fuck themselves. And you can quote me on
that.
Sorry, chaps, but I really do think you have a bit of a problem here
that you need to address!
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16 Mar
16 Mar
11:17 p.m.
> The driver is not only closed-source, but forbids
commercial use and
> requests donations on top of the EUR100 they charge for about EUR20 of
> electronics. The vendor can go fuck themselves. And you can quote me on
> that.
On Fri, 16 Mar 2012, Liam Proven wrote:
Sorry, chaps, but I really do think you have a bit of
a problem here
that you need to address!
You're right about that!
The license may not be anywhere near as onerous and draconian as it is
perceived, but that perception, even if completely wrong, NEEDS to be
addressed!
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com
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