Is kx open Source???

Berki · Aug 7, 2003, 07:46 PM

Hello!

Is the kx-driver open soure? If not, why not? Many interested programmers want to learn from the code of this excellent driver!

thx
Berki

brazilian · Aug 7, 2003, 07:54 PM

I don't think so... check theire license.

But I agree with you, that could be an open source without problems.. even, it could get better...
It reminds me like that ALSA linux project, which take care for the emu10k drivers and such.

Anyway, you can always email them to contribute... this kind of help they should accept :-)

Berki · Aug 7, 2003, 09:13 PM

Does anybody know WHY it is no open source? It would have much more succes if it were!

brazilian · Aug 7, 2003, 09:51 PM

who the fuck knows..... ask microsoft too if they plan changing to open source to be better

franguinho · Aug 7, 2003, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by brazilian
who the fuck knows..... ask microsoft too if they plan changing to open source to be better

lol yeah

issu memu mete o pau neles mano hehehe

Hanz Petrov · Aug 7, 2003, 11:20 PM

Yep, *we* know why the f*uck kX is not opensource - it's been discussed before:

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/showthre...threadid=11920

Also, if you look at the recent level of activity at the creative emu10k1 linux opensource driver project , it's hard to imagine how kX being opensource could actually make it more successful - more likely it'd be the kiss of death...

Best regards,

/Hanz Petrov

**Eugene Gavrilov** · Aug 9, 2003, 12:20 AM

there are some major issues with releasing the driver opensource
mainly because some parts of the driver code are based on NDA-covered information
(such as GSIF specification, AC-3 decoding, sfArk decoding, etc. etc.)

that is, only -parts- of the driver can be released opensource, which won't make a good deal
(btw, we have an open SDK!)

and, btw, do you know of anybody with XP DDK installed?

(and this is an essential part of driver build process)
the DDK is NOT free software, as well as some Visual C stuff

so, if it is released opensource, we will be forced to answer thousand of questions 'how do I build the driver?' etc etc
(compared to Linux, Windows community is much less compiler-friendly

)

/Eugene

Aug 7, 2003, 07:46 PM	#1
Berki DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Is kx open Source??? Hello! Is the kx-driver open soure? If not, why not? Many interested programmers want to learn from the code of this excellent driver! thx Berki

Aug 7, 2003, 07:54 PM	#2
brazilian DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Brazil - SÃ¢o Paulo Posts: 77 Rep Power: 0	I don't think so... check theire license. But I agree with you, that could be an open source without problems.. even, it could get better... It reminds me like that ALSA linux project, which take care for the emu10k drivers and such. Anyway, you can always email them to contribute... this kind of help they should accept :-) __________________ A7V133 Rev 1.05 BrazilianTech 1010b Expert Bios 2200+ Tbred-b @ 2.26Ghz \| Vcore-1.7 \| 134x17 - most stable setting so far Thermaltake Volcano 7+ @ Medium ATI Radeon 9500 128mb SoftModed to 9700 @ 310mem/350clock Micron 768mb PC133 SoundBlaster Live! Value @ pci#3 Maxtor 30Gb 7200rpm 2mb cache ATA100 Troni FullTower Case with 500W Power suply + 3 80mm Case fans Slackware 8.1 & Windows Xp Pro Sp1

Aug 7, 2003, 09:51 PM	#4
brazilian DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Brazil - SÃ¢o Paulo Posts: 77 Rep Power: 0	who the fuck knows..... ask microsoft too if they plan changing to open source to be better __________________ A7V133 Rev 1.05 BrazilianTech 1010b Expert Bios 2200+ Tbred-b @ 2.26Ghz \| Vcore-1.7 \| 134x17 - most stable setting so far Thermaltake Volcano 7+ @ Medium ATI Radeon 9500 128mb SoftModed to 9700 @ 310mem/350clock Micron 768mb PC133 SoundBlaster Live! Value @ pci#3 Maxtor 30Gb 7200rpm 2mb cache ATA100 Troni FullTower Case with 500W Power suply + 3 80mm Case fans Slackware 8.1 & Windows Xp Pro Sp1

Aug 7, 2003, 09:13 PM	Thread Starter #3
Berki DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Does anybody know WHY it is no open source? It would have much more succes if it were!

Aug 7, 2003, 11:20 PM	#6
Hanz Petrov kX Project Counsel Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 78 Rep Power: 0	Yep, we know why the f*uck kX is not opensource - it's been discussed before: http://www.hardwareheaven.com/showthre...threadid=11920 Also, if you look at the recent level of activity at the creative emu10k1 linux opensource driver project , it's hard to imagine how kX being opensource could actually make it more successful - more likely it'd be the kiss of death... Best regards, /Hanz Petrov

Aug 9, 2003, 12:20 AM	#7
Eugene Gavrilov kX Project Lead Programmer and Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,119 Rep Power: 75	there are some major issues with releasing the driver opensource mainly because some parts of the driver code are based on NDA-covered information (such as GSIF specification, AC-3 decoding, sfArk decoding, etc. etc.) that is, only -parts- of the driver can be released opensource, which won't make a good deal (btw, we have an open SDK!) and, btw, do you know of anybody with XP DDK installed? (and this is an essential part of driver build process) the DDK is NOT free software, as well as some Visual C stuff so, if it is released opensource, we will be forced to answer thousand of questions 'how do I build the driver?' etc etc (compared to Linux, Windows community is much less compiler-friendly ) /Eugene