Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-22 Thread Mauro Carvalho Chehab
Em 22-06-2011 16:18, Rémi Denis-Courmont escreveu: > Le mercredi 22 juin 2011 15:17:27 Mauro Carvalho Chehab, vous avez écrit : >>> My very little opinion is that waving GPL is way to the hell. Nobody told >>> me why similar technologies, in different kernel parts are acceptable, >>> but not here.

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-22 Thread Rémi Denis-Courmont
Le mercredi 22 juin 2011 15:17:27 Mauro Carvalho Chehab, vous avez écrit : > > My very little opinion is that waving GPL is way to the hell. Nobody told > > me why similar technologies, in different kernel parts are acceptable, > > but not here. > > If you want to do the networking code at userspa

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-22 Thread Michael Krufky
On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 8:10 PM, HoP wrote: > Hi, > > get inspired by (unfortunately close-source) solution on stb > Dreambox 800 I have made my own implementation > of virtual DVB device, based on the same device API. > > In conjunction with "Dreamtuner" userland project > [http://code.google.com

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-22 Thread Steven Toth
>> This is not a political issue. It is a licensing issue. If you want to use >> someone's else code, you need to accept the licensing terms that the >> developers >> are giving you, by either paying the price for the code usage (on closed >> source >> licensing models), or by accepting the licen

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-22 Thread Andreas Oberritter
On 06/22/2011 05:19 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: > Em 22-06-2011 11:24, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: >> On 06/22/2011 03:45 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: >>> Em 22-06-2011 10:13, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: On 06/22/2011 03:03 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: > Em 22-06-2011 09:37,

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-22 Thread Mauro Carvalho Chehab
Em 22-06-2011 11:24, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: > On 06/22/2011 03:45 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: >> Em 22-06-2011 10:13, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: >>> On 06/22/2011 03:03 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: Em 22-06-2011 09:37, HoP escreveu: > 2011/6/22 Mauro Carvalho Chehab :

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-22 Thread Andreas Oberritter
On 06/22/2011 03:45 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: > Em 22-06-2011 10:13, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: >> On 06/22/2011 03:03 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: >>> Em 22-06-2011 09:37, HoP escreveu: 2011/6/22 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : > Em 21-06-2011 14:38, HoP escreveu: >> 2011/6/21 Ma

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-22 Thread Mauro Carvalho Chehab
Em 22-06-2011 11:03, HoP escreveu: > 2011/6/22 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : >> Em 22-06-2011 10:13, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: >>> On 06/22/2011 03:03 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: Em 22-06-2011 09:37, HoP escreveu: > 2011/6/22 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : >> Em 21-06-2011 14:38, HoP escrev

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-22 Thread HoP
2011/6/22 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : > Em 22-06-2011 10:13, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: >> On 06/22/2011 03:03 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: >>> Em 22-06-2011 09:37, HoP escreveu: 2011/6/22 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : > Em 21-06-2011 14:38, HoP escreveu: >> 2011/6/21 Mauro Carvalho Chehab

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-22 Thread Mauro Carvalho Chehab
Em 22-06-2011 10:13, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: > On 06/22/2011 03:03 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: >> Em 22-06-2011 09:37, HoP escreveu: >>> 2011/6/22 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : Em 21-06-2011 14:38, HoP escreveu: > 2011/6/21 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : >> Em 21-06-2011 12:09, Andreas Ob

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-22 Thread HoP
2011/6/22 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : > Em 22-06-2011 09:30, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: >> On 06/22/2011 02:17 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: >>> Em 21-06-2011 14:38, HoP escreveu: 2011/6/21 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : > Em 21-06-2011 12:09, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: >> On 06/21/2011 04

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-22 Thread Andreas Oberritter
On 06/22/2011 03:03 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: > Em 22-06-2011 09:37, HoP escreveu: >> 2011/6/22 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : >>> Em 21-06-2011 14:38, HoP escreveu: 2011/6/21 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : > Em 21-06-2011 12:09, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: >> On 06/21/2011 04:35 PM, Mauro C

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-22 Thread Andreas Oberritter
On 06/22/2011 02:55 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: > Em 22-06-2011 09:30, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: >> On 06/22/2011 02:17 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: >>> Em 21-06-2011 14:38, HoP escreveu: 2011/6/21 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : > Em 21-06-2011 12:09, Andreas Oberritter escreveu:

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-22 Thread Mauro Carvalho Chehab
Em 22-06-2011 09:37, HoP escreveu: > 2011/6/22 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : >> Em 21-06-2011 14:38, HoP escreveu: >>> 2011/6/21 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : Em 21-06-2011 12:09, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: > On 06/21/2011 04:35 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: >> Em 21-06-2011 11:15, Andreas Ob

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-22 Thread Mauro Carvalho Chehab
Em 22-06-2011 09:30, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: > On 06/22/2011 02:17 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: >> Em 21-06-2011 14:38, HoP escreveu: >>> 2011/6/21 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : Em 21-06-2011 12:09, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: > On 06/21/2011 04:35 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-22 Thread HoP
2011/6/22 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : > Em 21-06-2011 14:38, HoP escreveu: >> 2011/6/21 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : >>> Em 21-06-2011 12:09, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: On 06/21/2011 04:35 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: > Em 21-06-2011 11:15, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: >> On 06/21/2011 03

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-22 Thread Andreas Oberritter
On 06/22/2011 02:17 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: > Em 21-06-2011 14:38, HoP escreveu: >> 2011/6/21 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : >>> Em 21-06-2011 12:09, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: On 06/21/2011 04:35 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: > Em 21-06-2011 11:15, Andreas Oberritter escreveu:

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-22 Thread Mauro Carvalho Chehab
Em 21-06-2011 14:38, HoP escreveu: > 2011/6/21 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : >> Em 21-06-2011 12:09, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: >>> On 06/21/2011 04:35 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: Em 21-06-2011 11:15, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: > On 06/21/2011 03:44 PM, Devin Heitmueller wrote: >> O

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-21 Thread HoP
2011/6/22 Markus Rechberger : >> >> My very little opinion is that waving GPL is way to the hell. Nobody told me >> why similar technologies, in different kernel parts are acceptable, >> but not here. >> > > since a customer was trying to use this module the only feedback I can give > right now is

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-21 Thread Markus Rechberger
> > My very little opinion is that waving GPL is way to the hell. Nobody told me > why similar technologies, in different kernel parts are acceptable, > but not here. > since a customer was trying to use this module the only feedback I can give right now is that there are still some fundamental bu

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-21 Thread HoP
2011/6/21 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : > Em 21-06-2011 12:09, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: >> On 06/21/2011 04:35 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: >>> Em 21-06-2011 11:15, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: On 06/21/2011 03:44 PM, Devin Heitmueller wrote: > On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 7:04 AM, Andreas Ob

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-21 Thread Markus Rechberger
2011/6/21 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : > Em 21-06-2011 10:44, Devin Heitmueller escreveu: > >> Mauro, ultimately it is your decision as the maintainer which drivers >> get accepted in to the kernel.  I can tell you though that this will >> be a very bad thing for the driver ecosystem as a whole - it wil

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-21 Thread Mauro Carvalho Chehab
Em 21-06-2011 12:09, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: > On 06/21/2011 04:35 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: >> Em 21-06-2011 11:15, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: >>> On 06/21/2011 03:44 PM, Devin Heitmueller wrote: On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 7:04 AM, Andreas Oberritter wrote: > Mauro and D

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-21 Thread Andreas Oberritter
On 06/21/2011 04:35 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: > Em 21-06-2011 11:15, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: >> On 06/21/2011 03:44 PM, Devin Heitmueller wrote: >>> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 7:04 AM, Andreas Oberritter >>> wrote: Mauro and Devin, I think you're missing the point. This is not about

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-21 Thread Mauro Carvalho Chehab
Em 21-06-2011 11:56, Bjørn Mork escreveu: > Devin Heitmueller writes: > >> The introduction of this patch makes it trivial for a third party to >> provide closed-source userland support for tuners while reusing all >> the existing GPL driver code that makes up the framework. > > Wouldn't it be j

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-21 Thread Mauro Carvalho Chehab
Em 21-06-2011 10:44, Devin Heitmueller escreveu: > Mauro, ultimately it is your decision as the maintainer which drivers > get accepted in to the kernel. I can tell you though that this will > be a very bad thing for the driver ecosystem as a whole - it will > essentially make it trivial for vend

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-21 Thread Bjørn Mork
Devin Heitmueller writes: > The introduction of this patch makes it trivial for a third party to > provide closed-source userland support for tuners while reusing all > the existing GPL driver code that makes up the framework. Wouldn't it be just as trivial to bundle the closed-source tuner supp

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-21 Thread Mauro Carvalho Chehab
Em 21-06-2011 11:15, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: > On 06/21/2011 03:44 PM, Devin Heitmueller wrote: >> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 7:04 AM, Andreas Oberritter wrote: >>> Mauro and Devin, I think you're missing the point. This is not about >>> creating drivers in userspace. This is not about open or c

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-21 Thread Devin Heitmueller
2011/6/21 Andreas Oberritter : > Yes, and you did lie to your vendor, too, as you did not mention the > possibilities to create I don't know if this is a language barrier issue, but calling someone a liar (let alone in an open forum) is a pretty offensive thing to do. In fact, such discussions di

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-21 Thread Andreas Oberritter
On 06/21/2011 03:44 PM, Devin Heitmueller wrote: > On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 7:04 AM, Andreas Oberritter wrote: >> Mauro and Devin, I think you're missing the point. This is not about >> creating drivers in userspace. This is not about open or closed source. >> The "vtuner" interface, as implemented

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-21 Thread Devin Heitmueller
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 7:04 AM, Andreas Oberritter wrote: > Mauro and Devin, I think you're missing the point. This is not about > creating drivers in userspace. This is not about open or closed source. > The "vtuner" interface, as implemented for the Dreambox, is used to > access remote tuners:

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-21 Thread Mauro Carvalho Chehab
Em 21-06-2011 09:34, HoP escreveu: >> For that to happen, it should not try to use any Dreambox specific >> application >> or protocol, but to just use the standard DVBv5 API, as you've pointed. > > OK, If there is some change to not totally refuse such driver, then I will > be happy to refactor

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-21 Thread Issa Gorissen
I hope this driver will be included if it can be useful for some and if it follows the GPL rules. But really, +1 to Sebastien's comment - this project is a frustrating one it seems. And at the point where I am, I would rather pay for a working driver for a S2 + CI card, instead of trying to debug

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-21 Thread HoP
2011/6/21 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : > Em 21-06-2011 08:04, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: >> On 06/21/2011 03:35 AM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: >>> Em 20-06-2011 18:31, HoP escreveu: 2011/6/20 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : > Em 20-06-2011 17:24, HoP escreveu: >> 2011/6/20 Devin Heitmueller : >

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-21 Thread Andreas Oberritter
On 06/21/2011 02:05 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: > Em 21-06-2011 08:04, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: >> On 06/21/2011 03:35 AM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: >>> Em 20-06-2011 18:31, HoP escreveu: 2011/6/20 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : > Em 20-06-2011 17:24, HoP escreveu: >> 2011/6/20 De

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-21 Thread Mauro Carvalho Chehab
Em 21-06-2011 08:04, Andreas Oberritter escreveu: > On 06/21/2011 03:35 AM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: >> Em 20-06-2011 18:31, HoP escreveu: >>> 2011/6/20 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : Em 20-06-2011 17:24, HoP escreveu: > 2011/6/20 Devin Heitmueller : >> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 3:56 PM, Ho

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-21 Thread HoP
2011/6/21 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : > Em 20-06-2011 18:31, HoP escreveu: >> 2011/6/20 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : >>> Em 20-06-2011 17:24, HoP escreveu: 2011/6/20 Devin Heitmueller : > On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 3:56 PM, HoP wrote: >> Do you think it is really serious enough reason to prevent

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-21 Thread Andreas Oberritter
On 06/21/2011 03:35 AM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: > Em 20-06-2011 18:31, HoP escreveu: >> 2011/6/20 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : >>> Em 20-06-2011 17:24, HoP escreveu: 2011/6/20 Devin Heitmueller : > On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 3:56 PM, HoP wrote: >> Do you think it is really serious enough

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-20 Thread Mauro Carvalho Chehab
Em 20-06-2011 18:31, HoP escreveu: > 2011/6/20 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : >> Em 20-06-2011 17:24, HoP escreveu: >>> 2011/6/20 Devin Heitmueller : On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 3:56 PM, HoP wrote: > Do you think it is really serious enough reason to prevent of having > such virtualization drive

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-20 Thread Devin Heitmueller
On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 6:11 PM, Bjørn Mork wrote: > Devin Heitmueller writes: > >> Nothing prevents a third-party from writing closed source drivers. >> What we do *not* think is fair though is that those third parties >> should be able to take advantage of all the GPL code that makes up the >>

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-20 Thread HoP
Hi Bjørn. 2011/6/21 Bjørn Mork : > Devin Heitmueller writes: > >> Nothing prevents a third-party from writing closed source drivers. >> What we do *not* think is fair though is that those third parties >> should be able to take advantage of all the GPL code that makes up the >> DVB core, and the

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-20 Thread Bjørn Mork
Devin Heitmueller writes: > Nothing prevents a third-party from writing closed source drivers. > What we do *not* think is fair though is that those third parties > should be able to take advantage of all the GPL code that makes up the > DVB core, and the man-years spent developing that code. Yo

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-20 Thread HoP
2011/6/20 Mauro Carvalho Chehab : > Em 20-06-2011 17:24, HoP escreveu: >> 2011/6/20 Devin Heitmueller : >>> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 3:56 PM, HoP wrote: Do you think it is really serious enough reason to prevent of having such virtualization driver in the kernel? Let check my si

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-20 Thread Mauro Carvalho Chehab
Em 20-06-2011 17:24, HoP escreveu: > 2011/6/20 Devin Heitmueller : >> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 3:56 PM, HoP wrote: >>> Do you think it is really serious enough reason to prevent of having >>> such virtualization driver in the kernel? >>> >>> Let check my situation and tell me how I should continue

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-20 Thread HoP
2011/6/20 Devin Heitmueller : > On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 3:56 PM, HoP wrote: >> Do you think it is really serious enough reason to prevent of having >> such virtualization driver in the kernel? >> >> Let check my situation and tell me how I should continue (TBH, I already >> thought that driver can

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-20 Thread Devin Heitmueller
On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 3:56 PM, HoP wrote: > Do you think it is really serious enough reason to prevent of having > such virtualization driver in the kernel? > > Let check my situation and tell me how I should continue (TBH, I already > thought that driver can be accepted, but my dumb brain thoug

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-20 Thread HoP
2011/6/20 Devin Heitmueller : > 2011/6/20 Sébastien RAILLARD (COEXSI) : >> If I may put my two cents in this discussion regarding the closed source >> code problem: maybe it could be great to have some closed source drivers >> making some DVB hardware working better or even allowing more DVB hardwa

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-20 Thread Rémi Denis-Courmont
Hello again, Le lundi 20 juin 2011 20:41:44 Devin Heitmueller, vous avez écrit : > > Some might argue that CUSE can already do this. Then again, CUSE would > > not be able to reuse the kernel DVB core infrastructure: everything > > would need to be reinvented in userspace. > > Generally s

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-20 Thread Devin Heitmueller
2011/6/20 Sébastien RAILLARD (COEXSI) : > If I may put my two cents in this discussion regarding the closed source > code problem: maybe it could be great to have some closed source drivers > making some DVB hardware working better or even allowing more DVB hardware > working under Linux. For examp

RE: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-20 Thread COEXSI
> -Original Message- > From: linux-media-ow...@vger.kernel.org [mailto:linux-media- > ow...@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Devin Heitmueller > Sent: lundi 20 juin 2011 20:25 > To: HoP > Cc: Rémi Denis-Courmont; linux-media@vger.kernel.org > Subject: Re: [RFC] vtunerc

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-20 Thread Devin Heitmueller
On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 2:17 PM, HoP wrote: > Can you tell me when such disscussion was done? I did a big attempt > to check if my work is not reinventing wheels, but I found only some > very generic frontend template by Emard . See the "userspace tuner" thread here for the background: http://ww

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-20 Thread HoP
Hi Devin. 2011/6/20 Devin Heitmueller : > 2011/6/20 Rémi Denis-Courmont : >>        Hello, >> >> Le dimanche 19 juin 2011 03:10:15 HoP, vous avez écrit : >>> get inspired by (unfortunately close-source) solution on stb >>> Dreambox 800 I have made my own implementation >>> of virtual DVB device, b

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-20 Thread Devin Heitmueller
2011/6/20 Rémi Denis-Courmont : >        Hello, > > Le dimanche 19 juin 2011 03:10:15 HoP, vous avez écrit : >> get inspired by (unfortunately close-source) solution on stb >> Dreambox 800 I have made my own implementation >> of virtual DVB device, based on the same device API. > > Some might argue

Re: [RFC] vtunerc - virtual DVB device driver

2011-06-20 Thread Rémi Denis-Courmont
Hello, Le dimanche 19 juin 2011 03:10:15 HoP, vous avez écrit : > get inspired by (unfortunately close-source) solution on stb > Dreambox 800 I have made my own implementation > of virtual DVB device, based on the same device API. Some might argue that CUSE can already do this. Then again