I'm just guessing, but probably licensing is on the top of the list of problems. I don't know how compatible BSD license is with CDDL.
I'm not a developer or a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV. " 'With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we’re all damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG episode "The Drumhead" - Alex Smith - Kent, Washington (metropolitan Seattle area) On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 10:38 AM, Philip Robar <philip.ro...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 1:29 PM, Apostolos Syropoulos via > openindiana-discuss <openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org> wrote: > >> Writing [a USB3] driver from scratch is out of question... >> > > As a naive, but fascinated lurker, I'm curious as to why? Is it because of > the limited resources available in the OpenIndiana community or lack of > interest in the Illumos community? If most other OSs (Windows, OS X, Linux, > BSD, Solaris) all support USB 3 then why can't Illumos? If BSD's > implementation isn't useful, how about Darwin's? > > Phil > > *illumos-discuss* | Archives > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/182180/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/182180/21175766-b8dde626> | > Modify > <https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21175766&id_secret=21175766-96eb175a> > Your Subscription <http://www.listbox.com> > _______________________________________________ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
