Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!jarthur!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!clarkson!news.clarkson.edu!nelson From: nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Russ Nelson) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans Subject: Re: Please boycott Xircom Message-ID: Date: 4 Oct 90 17:48:45 GMT References: <1990Sep28.192413.21255@ism.isc.com> <4132@lib.tmc.edu> <2810@rwsys.lonestar.org> Sender: news@news.clarkson.edu Reply-To: nelson@clutx.clarkson.edu (aka NELSON@CLUTX.BITNET) Organization: Clarkson University, Potsdam NY Lines: 40 In-Reply-To: jim@rwsys.lonestar.org's message of 30 Sep 90 14:45:17 GMT Nntp-Posting-Host: image.soe.clarkson.edu In article <2810@rwsys.lonestar.org> jim@rwsys.lonestar.org (James Wyatt KA5VJL .) writes: No one outside of (and few within) Xircom knows what *really* happened, but I'd buy their ignorance on the matter. First you have to find someone who claims that they were ignorant of the GPL. They knew about it, and chose to ignore it. Asking them to then publish the source is either greedy or stupid. Sounds like sour grapes too. Okay, you think I'm in the wrong. What compensation do you think is due me? Hint: "none" is not an acceptable answer. Xircom makes very good products and has supported us very well - what else am I supposed to use on a laptop? Talk to D-Link. They have a packet driver, understand free software, and their adapter is cheaper! D-Link Systems, Inc. 5 Musick Irvine, CA 92718 714-455-1688 714-455-2521 fax I will be waiting for TCP/IP drivers, but I will *not* stop supporting a company that supports me and *tries* to do the right thing. Please show me how they have tried to do the right thing. They distributed my code for a year in violation of their copyright. I'm really sick and tired of people attributing ignorance and good faith to Xircom. I realize that Xircom has been nice to you, but then again, they can't rip *everyone* off... -- --russ (nelson@clutx [.bitnet | .clarkson.edu]) Russ.Nelson@$315.268.6667 It's better to get mugged than to live a life of fear -- Freeman Dyson