On Thu, Mar 29, 2007 at 07:00:18PM -0400, Corey Osgood wrote:
Afaik, the docs I've got on this chipset (vt8237r) are not covered under any sort of NDA, there is no watermark or other indication that they are.
Thanks for confirming that!
The server that I found them on is accessible through Google, and they've been there for quite a while, so Via has obviously not cared enough to have the owner take them down.
Unfortunately that may not be how legal departments reason, had it been a document covered by an NDA. :(
Personally, I don't see why sucking up to a hardware vendor for non-confidential datasheets is necessary.
It isn't! I just wanted to remind everyone to stay aware of the pitfalls.
I have personally contacted Via 3 times now about datasheets for different chipsets, and never been given a response, and 2 other people who I've given this datasheet to said the same thing.
That's bad. Maybe they're only easy to work with if there's a company involved.
With my most recent attempt, I let them know both about Magden's product, and about the potential for enthusiasts to purchase newer products instead of having to stick with older ones should they want to use LinuxBIOS (this was my personal case). Still no word.
I'm sure all documentation will be readily available for the taker of the CN700 port.
If they practically give them away, I'm practically Brad Pitt!
Hehe. You got the point at least. Sorry for over-dramatizing. :)
But, in the true spirit of I-don't-wanna-piss-anyone-off, I will stop distributing them, and I won't commit back any code I may write until after I've been (if I ever am) given the docs officially by Via.
That wasn't my intention at all, I just wanted to post a reminder that it's important to be careful.
//Peter