From: David McIntyre <plugh_at_mudbarn.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 10:16:45 -0800

Here's the message I sent to Archos regarding support of opensource
development, followed by their response.

On Fri, Nov 07, 2003 at 09:39:00AM -0800, David McIntyre wrote:
> I was disappointed to learn of Archos' position and response to the developer
> working on the Avos project, i.e. the replacement firmware for the AV3xx line
> of products. I feel there is far more to gain by supporting, or at least not
> restricting the development of new firmware for hardware devices already
> released and deployed. Since it appears that Archos intended to release the AV
> series of products and not provide any paid upgrades to the firmware, I can't
> see a justification in prohibiting third party development. The people who are
> interested in the project are not seeking to rob Archos of any money, rather
> they are bent on breathing new life and extended functionality to your line of
> hardware products.
> Please re-consider your position on third party development. I think you'll
> realize that it can put Archos in a far superior financial and tactical
> position in the marketplace.
>
> --
> David McIntyre plugh_at_mudbarn.com http://www.mudbarn.com
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When Archos found some firmware bugs wish to add more features, they will
modify/fix the firmware and comes out with the firmware upgrade. However
they won't provide any more information beyond the firmware update posted on
the web.

-- 
David McIntyre         plugh_at_mudbarn.com        http://www.mudbarn.com
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Received on 2003-11-10