17 Aug 2001 22:28:09 PDT Hey guys, As some of you Motorola SM56 Softmodem owners may be aware the drivers supplied by Motorola do not work with any kernel newer than 2.4.5 Well, I recently e-mailed Motorola about the problem, and here is there response. I think it bodes badly for us, the consumers. Jeff PS. Please CC me, I don't follow the list MA07 Support-LGEN037 <LGEN037@motorola.com> wrote: Hello Jeff, At this time, Motorola has decided to exit the software modem business. Motorola also regards its intellectual property as an asset, albeit an inactive one at this time and thus has no plans to release the source code for any aspect of the SM56 modem, including the Linux version. Thank you for contacting SM56 support. -----Original Message----- From: jeffcraig@usa.net [mailto:jeffcraig@usa.net] Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 10:46 PM To: Support MA07-LGEN037 Subject: SM56 Support Name=Jeff Craig Email=jeffcraig@usa.net Question=I wanted to know if Motorola was intending to release the code for the Linux SM56 drivers. I was given the impression by the Driver web site that those drivers were no longer being maintained by Motorola Purchase Date= Pre/Post-Sales= -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.8 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> mQGiBDoHb6wRBADO3zPFGAHKcqvnj+KET0dH0pnoZ18rFHuKPcEBlDIc05PY6l4Z F46RQReoI786T2i6P7FxmXnMjDK0dScAth/KuZJlSDvQT7KgoL/ixuPJWwHT6iJJ KHYHnWvg1kLigsM6tpuFpECu189sSMucaMHrbToY2ff6zcHpn27xDg6t2wCg/7ba ZRh5kas0Cg4brBrvqi5oZ/MD+wX1pMCLKjQsuZLW+deRm9YgGpV2BKfp3Xm7xSZX XBSqjwmmYXPNy+0k5ghXOtEihrQO4ZRxQUqM5JyNOnG9oLdmu+f4XSUJkxLOzXCt 7FhkUvgx7TQTR2IjvJ0UAaFzkVzTA3Kv3m/WNINjCFmoq2Eo24Wrj38ttPioJMia KU0bBACHGLzi/Unqer1BvTaPZRyrKw9rIMkblrNiUvSYRCdZJ6pNIYv7ffXM+R6F YWZmjtNs4jYyaPOWtemCvbdfdWme/CiNgRSzz+lTQX4EoUFoQWatjATBDQ2tc4Ln iXWmYTmbX88Dr0SkmIbCwmR/23kY8Xktxi2++RZRVUAktQHmq7QjSmVmZnJleSBB IENyYWlnIDxqZWZmY3JhaWdAdXNhLm5ldD6JAE4EEBECAA4FAjoHb6wECwMCAQIZ AQAKCRCCGTQpR4ojlyEXAJ0RCZlPTo5nX8S8yKEd9sDybK13nACcDFeS7w6lPYfe O97gtpysuXtwRfK5Ag0EOgdvrBAIAPZCV7cIfwgXcqK61qlC8wXo+VMROU+28W65 Szgg2gGnVqMU6Y9AVfPQB8bLQ6mUrfdMZIZJ+AyDvWXpF9Sh01D49Vlf3HZSTz09 jdvOmeFXklnN/biudE/F/Ha8g8VHMGHOfMlm/xX5u/2RXscBqtNbno2gpXI61Brw v0YAWCvl9Ij9WE5J280gtJ3kkQc2azNsOA1FHQ98iLMcfFstjvbzySPAQ/ClWxiN jrtVjLhdONM0/XwXV0OjHRhs3jMhLLUq/zzhsSlAGBGNfISnCnLWhsQDGcgHKXrK lQzZlp+r0ApQmwJG0wg9ZqRdQZ+cfL2JSyIZJrqrol7DVekyCzsAAgIH/Rqelym2 koQXEui6MEUeS2DUcQqy6JhJc0X3J9zh5XyqI5pIG5CxsQPLnkaZaWBKENLp1WOv T6DA3Plo8u6KsiGCyi8SvxxRxgNoj0mCuhybaALdwfzPpt9KsByMnfr4QYklxWzY J+9Y/xFgQdyuHmMZZcxY7qBlZGzrJVMSbdrlQsSWLpZhGfxFv7bEQWD+K1xI8yjZ VAhvJNO56Yb95hRJC1nGNLVFsNggyCbuNv2aGNCKC0QwIPSNevXFVI55ydY1q7hp 2ks4OufQitTmtehb9+Y3yoMThiWqS4VNetyr4LJA06CIxDV3n4vCIBl5BV1QbJdq AbbO36Zy5GxvcLaJAEYEGBECAAYFAjoHb6wACgkQghk0KUeKI5e8NQCggZEbgnXl CWVbH6hposq1Lrzkem8AoIruQTkBbGk070BRpRQUsnsXkY8d =Rkqm -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.amexmail.com/?A=1