[linux-dvb] Re: FF cards alter PTS'?

[Klaus Schmidinger <Klaus.Schmidinger@cadsoft.de>]

Robert Schlabbach wrote:
> 
> From: "Niklas Peinecke" <peinecke@gdv.uni-hannover.de>
> > Indeed, but this raises another question: For most of these modern
> > cards the manufacturers do not publish the full specs, thus writing
> > and maintaining a driver is always a combination of guessing and reverse
> > engineering. IMO the "reference" card should always be the cheapest/best
> > available card where it's sure that the driver is just optimal. Can this
> > be garanteed for cards other than the TT designs?
> 
> AFAIK, the specs for the TT designs have never been published either, and
> the drivers you have now are the result of guessing and reverse
> engineering. I don't see why this shouldn't be repeated for more up-to-date
> designs than the old TT ones...

True - but soembody actually has to _do_ this ;-)
Apparently the interest in this isn't high enough, yet...

Klaus


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