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Pro-active action about closed hardware



I decided to do something pro-active about the closed-hardware problem.
How does this look?

	Thanks

	Bruce

                Software in the Public Interest Presents

                 THE OPEN HARDWARE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

The Open Hardware Certification Program is a self-certification program
for hardware manufacturers. By certifying their hardware as "Open",
manufacturers make a set of promises about the availability of
documentation for programming their devices. While the certification
does not guarantee that a device driver is available for a specific
device and operating system, it does guarantee that anyone who wants to
take the time to write one can get the information necessary to do so.
There is no charge to participate in the program. Vendors of certified
equipment have the right to apply the "Open Hardware" logo to their
packaging, and to state in advertising that their devices are
certified. Users who buy equipment with the "Open Hardware" logo are
assured that a change in operating system or even the demise of the
manufacturer will not make it impossible to get software support for
their devices.

When you certify a hardware device, you must verify that the following
conditions are true, and sign and mail the form below to Software in the
Public Interest. Once you do that, you may use the "Open Hardware" logo
on your product. If one of the conditions becomes false and you can not
rectify it, you must cease use of the logo, and you must cease to claim
certification for your device.

CONDITIONS FOR ACCEPTANCE

1. Sufficient documentation on the device is available for a competent
   systems programer to write a device driver. The documentation must
   cover all of the features of the device that any user would be
   expected to employ. This includes input/output and control functions
   and auxillary functions such as performance measurment or self-test
   diagnostics. Diagnostic functions that are meant to be employed only
   in the factory are not included in this requirement, although the
   manufacturer is encouraged to document them if there is no reason
   not to do so.

2. The documentation is available via one or more of these methods:

   A. As a document page published to the global internet and expected to
      remain available while the device is offered for sale. The server must
      not levy any fee for access to the documentation. The document must be
      in one of these formats: HTML, plain text, or PostScript. 

   B. In a published book currently in print and available at bookstores,
      selling for not more than US$40.

   C. By mail from the manufacturer, for no more than the cost of duplication
      of materials, shipping, and a handling fee not to exceed US$20 .

______________________________________________________________________________
Sign this form, and mail it to:
	Software in the Public Interest
	P.O. Box 70152
	Pt. Richmond CA 94807-0152

Manufacturer's Name:

Manufacturer's Postal Address. This should be the main address used by your
business:




Name and Model Number of Device Being Certified:



Purpose of Device (for example, "SCSI Disk Controller"):



Name of Manufacturer's Reprresentative. This is an individual that Software
In the Public Interest may contact regarding compliance and other issues
of this agreement:


Representative's Postal Address. Include mail stop, etc.:




Representative's Email Address:



Name of Signing Authority. This is the name of an individual who has
signing authority for the manufacturer, who signs this agreement.



Signing Authority's Postal Address. Include mail stop, etc.:




Signing Authority's Email Address:




Name and Address of Corporate Representative. This is a person upon
whom process should be served in legal matters concerning your business,
and the address where that person can normaly be found to accept process
during business hours:






I swear that the above is true, to the best of my knowledge.
Signature:
-- 
Bruce Perens K6BP   bruce@pixar.com   510-215-3502
Finger bruce@master.debian.org for PGP public key.
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