Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sat 19th Mar 2005 05:03 UTC
With the recent push from OpenBSD to open firmwares to redistribution as well as obtaining new documentation for several wireless chipsets it would seem OpenBSD is pushing for other areas to open up as well.
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You say that Theo didn't contact you?
I'm not surprised: if I were working on a software device driver for a hardware component, the last thing that I would do is contact an ex-employee of the hardware vendor -- it could cause all sorts of current and future complications; potentially the vendor could put OpenBSD in hot water for utilising an ex-employee.
You may have worked on the driver for FreeBSD/Linux/etc, but that doesn't make you the "open source contact" for these devices.
It's completely correct that Theo and the team approach Adaptec themselves. He wants the _offical_ documetation and support -- not the documentation and support of an ex-employee hacker (in the positive sense).
Sorry, but you're not (and shouldn't be) in the picture for this.
Theo's got the correct agenda: he's one of the few people who have stood up and challenged vendors on their policy over open access to their hardware. I hope he and the OpenBSD team continue to put vocal pressure and use direct action, because it has been having an effect.