Re: [Wirelessdriver-support] Mac OS9 driver for wireless card WPC11?

[Dave K. <dav...@io...>]

On Tuesday, June 17, 2003, at 01:24 PM, Rob McKeever wrote:

> I don't have any objection to Dave or Amanda pointing out that their 
> product exists and may be a valid alternative for some people.  I 
> would prefer, though, that these posts make it clear that theirs is a 
> commercial product, the post is an advertisement and is independent of 
> this project.  I would expect anyone else choosing to advertise a 
> product via this list to be held to these same standards.

We only point out our driver when people ask about things the open 
source driver doesn't do, like Mac OS 9 support in this case.  We will 
attempt to make it more clear that our product is a commercial product, 
separate from the open source WirelessDriver.

> Perhaps Dave or Amanda can comment on the distinct similarities 
> between our open sourced WirelessDriver, licensed under a slightly 
> modified version of the BSD license, and their own product.  I get the 
> impression that the IOXperts driver could likely be a derivative work 
> and, if so, is in violation of the licensing terms as it does not give 
> credit to the WirelessDriver project and/or it's developers, past and 
> present.  If it is, I would like this corrected and a public apology 
> issued.  If it isn't, I think we can all happily co-exist and perhaps 
> further each others objectives.

The IOXperts driver is NOT a derivative work of ANY driver.

The IOXperts driver was developed 100% by Amanda Walker and the rest of 
the IOXperts staff.  It is not in any way, shape, or form a modified 
version of the open sourced WirelessDriver.

Please don't make public accusations about the legality of our products.

I would welcome a public apology for your incorrect assumption, in the 
same way you asked for a public apology if we used any of the open 
source WirelessDriver's code.

We are happy to co-exist with the open source WirelessDriver, however, 
we do insist that accusations like this are not made about our products.

Dave Koziol
VP of Engineering
IOXperts, Inc.