[hsflinux] [hsflinux-announce] Linuxant releases significantly enhanced Conexant HCF and HSF drivers

[Michael McConnell]

>From the website:

> We would like to express our gratitude to all the people who have
> contributed to our past beta testing programs and to the Linux project by
> entitling everyone who has been specifically thanked in the CHANGES file of
> our drivers, or whose email address specifically appears in the MAINTAINERS
> or CREDITS file of the kernel, or posted more than 10 times to our mailing
> lists before the first official release on Sept 8th 2003 to a complimentary
> (non-transferable) license. If you qualify, simply sign up for an account
> and then email community at linuxant.com to request your license.

It is unfortunate that, despite having given access to my Vaio to correct
some issues resulting VIA AC97 fixes being released (including June 18th
2002 and August 24th 2002) I was not mentioned in the Credits file in either 
occasion.

And, in addition I therefore didn't know about this deadline until after it 
had passed.

As a result of such fantastic treatment I will not be buying a licence, and 
will continue to use the previous release which happens to work well for me 
at 56K.

-- Michael (who has just about had it with helping others and getting a kick 
in the teeth as a result)

On Mon, 8 Sep 2003, Marc Boucher wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> We are excited to announce that new, significantly enhanced versions
> of the Conexant HCF and HSF drivers are now available from:
> 
>         http://www.linuxant.com/
> 
> Highlights: 
> 
> - V.92 support in full version (new for HSF) 
> - Class 1.0 FAX support in full version (new for HSF), compatible with
>   HylaFAX, efax-gtk, and efax 
> - Digital Call Progress for HSF (playing the modem dialing sound through
>   the Linux audio system) 
> - Implementation of Conexant's SDK2K (for upcoming Modem On Hold) 
> - Better hardware support, including latest Conexant devices 
> - Multiple device instances (several modems can now be simultaneously used) 
> - Linux 2.6 kernel compatibility 
> - Improved SMP and preemptible kernel support 
> - Prebuild RPM packages for the latest Mandrake/RedHat/SuSE kernels 
> - Debian packages 
> - Many bug fixes 
> 
> The detailed changelog is available from our web-site.
> 
> We strongly recommend that all users upgrade to the latest version.
> Linux 2.2 kernels are no longer supported. Please switch to 2.4 or
> later.  Please report any new or persisting problems.
> 
> Because the scope of the project has grown beyond the capacity of a
> single volunteer and legal issues prevent us from using a classic
> open-source development model, the modem drivers are now available in
> two editions: 
> 
> - a free version (limited to 14.4kbps data), available at no cost. Please
> use it to test if your hardware is compatible.
>  
> - a full version (with 56K and FAX), available for a modest price.
> 
> Proceeds will be used to further improve the drivers. Getting the full
> version is the best way to encourage us and ensure that this project
> continues. 
> 
> Thank you for your support!
> 
> Marc
> 
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