The terms of use of the pdc202xx.c code was handled before I GPLed that code. Thus there are no arguments that will allow GPL to touch the issue. With that said, I am hoping this dies. It is very hard to get companies to work with Linux if all the get is flames from the general masses. Regards, Andre Hedrick Linux ATA Development - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/