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Andre Hedrick - Linux ATA guru calls it quits?
By Vladinator from the Free Software Just Doesn't Pay department, Section MLP Posted on Sat Jan 04, 2003 at 11:24:19 AM GMT

Today on LKML after several days of pedantic blathering by people who don't write much if any code, Andre Hedrick, Linux ATA guy, called it quits over name calling.

To quote Mr. Hedrick,

"I will plan to put "linux-ide.org" and "linuxdiskcert.org" up for sale.
Additionally I will try to arrange for a legal transfer of the NDA's
attached to "Linux ATA Development" to the individual or group who wish to
purchase the access, pays all legal fees/work to to complete the transaction.
I wisely attached any and all NDA's to the fore mentioned organization.

If you are interested, please contact me offline.
Please also have the means to purchase the information to be transferred
which is not covered by any of the NDA's. This will include various
pieces of IP which was scheduled to be transfered to the kernel, but now
will only be for sale as an entire package."

The really unfortunate side effect of all this is that Andre brought drivers to market in some cases as much as 18 months faster than others could. He would open the source on his drivers once his development costs were met.

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Post shitty ascii art in your journal, not here (5.00 / 1) (#9)
by unterderbrucke on Mon Jan 06, 2003 at 10:54:59 PM GMT

nt

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Yeah! (5.00 / 1) (#10)
by cyborg monkey on Mon Jan 06, 2003 at 11:39:52 PM GMT

Don't want to detract from the quality you bring with your posts.

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YAMAHA (2.50 / 2) (#7)
by handybundler on Mon Jan 06, 2003 at 05:46:54 PM GMT

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hello (3.00 / 2) (#6)
by handybundler on Mon Jan 06, 2003 at 05:45:35 PM GMT

death

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Excellent News (5.00 / 2) (#5)
by l33t j03 on Mon Jan 06, 2003 at 01:33:33 PM GMT

I am pleased to see the Open Source Development Model operating as any normal person would expect it to operate.

I can see why a person would want to build a corporate around it.

Pain is weakness leaving the body.

well, that sucks (5.00 / 1) (#3)
by MFS on Sun Jan 05, 2003 at 05:44:09 AM GMT

n/t
When my fist clenches, crack it open, before I use it and lose my cool...

first post (1.00 / 1) (#1)
by handybundler on Sat Jan 04, 2003 at 07:35:30 PM GMT

doin' it for the kernel junkies

shitty shitty fag fag shitty shitt fag fag (3.66 / 3) (#2)
by News For Turds on Sun Jan 05, 2003 at 04:21:01 AM GMT

yay! yay! yay!

ding fries are done!
ding fries are done!
ding fries are done!
ding fries are done!

--
I fucked your mother!
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Did I ever tell YOU about The Longest Rabbit? (3.00 / 2) (#4)
by handybundler on Sun Jan 05, 2003 at 08:04:52 PM GMT

I was once told. It was a dark and stormy night, and this was purely accidental. There was this Snowshoe Rabbit crossing the ski trail. Snow cat grooming in deep powder. Cats move faster than Snowshoe Rabbits in deep snow. Running along side of the cat, the rabbit tired quickly. The rabbit bounded out of the deep snow in to the path of the cat. Directly under the tiller. The tiller spins at 1000+ RPMs. It takes approximately 20-30 feet to process all of the snow that the snowchanber can collect and hold in deep snow. That is The Longest Rabbit any one has ever seen.

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Andre Hedrick - Linux ATA guru calls it quits? | 10 comments (10 topical, 0 hidden)

Inspiration

Every successful person has had failures but repeated failure is no guarantee of eventual success.

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