From: Andrew Jamieson <ajamiesn_at_optusnet.com.au>
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 20:46:37 +1100

It's certainly a nice tip-o-the-hat to the Rockbox ppl; but it really makes
alot of commercial sense for Archos. They get to reduce thier customer
support (if its possible for it to go negative .. :P), and gain not only
better code, but code that is constantly improving. From the start of this
project, Archos could have gone one of three ways; cease and desist; ignore;
or support. At the moment, they seem to be crossing over from ignore to
support, but the proof of this pudding is really in thier help on the
recorder FM model (may I ask what the problem here is? Have they used a
different scramble routine? Or is it just a lack of HW information - maybe
I need to get one tucked into a christmas stocking and break out my MM?? ).

Ultimately, I guess, recognition is always welcome :)

A

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Payson" <mpayson_at_dawgdayz.com>
To: <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>; "Bradley Alexander" <storm_at_tux.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: Archos plans to ship Rockbox with Jukebox Studio


> I wanted to second this statement. All to often, companies respond to this
> sort of project with a cease & desist order (Sony did with the Aibo
hackers,
> for example). It's a rare company that actually gets that these projects
help
> their sales, not hurt them.
>
> On Wednesday 11 December 2002 10:49 am, Bradley Alexander wrote:
> > Also good to see a company view the work of a group of talented
> > developers as an asset rather than as a threat...Not enough of this in
> > this day and age...
> >
> > Again, excellent job. My hat's off to the entire development team.
> >
> > On Wed, 2002-12-11 at 09:16, Andrew McCallum wrote:
> > > Glad everyone's work is getting recognized :) My jukebox wouldn't be
> > > half as useable if it wasn't for rockbox.
> > >
> > > ---
> > > http://mentalfloss.ca
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se [mailto:owner-rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se]
On
> > > Behalf Of Björn Stenberg
> > > Sent: December 11, 2002 9:07 AM
> > > To: rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se; rockbox-announce_at_cool.haxx.se;
> > > archosjukebox6000_at_yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: Archos plans to ship Rockbox with Jukebox Studio
> > >
> > > Hi.
> > >
> > > An interesting development: Archos Product Management have asked for
> > > permission to include Rockbox on the Support CD shipped with all their
> > > Jukebox Studios.
> > >
> > > I have granted them permission to do this. The GPL license actually
> > > allows anyone to distribute Rockbox, but asking first is a nice
gesture.
>
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Received on 2002-12-12