[Info-vax] FTDI driver for windows

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 6/19/2019 10:02 AM, VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> In article <qebthr$m6t$3 at gioia.aioe.org>, =?UTF-8?Q?Arne_Vajh=c3=b8j?= <arne at vajhoej.dk> writes:
>> On 6/18/2019 12:39 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>>> On 6/18/19 10:51 AM, Dave Froble wrote:
>>>> On 6/18/2019 9:36 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>>>>> John E. Malmberg <wb8tyw at qsl.net_work> wrote:
>>>>>> On 6/18/2019 7:57 AM, VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>>> The problem is in WEENDOZE.  The USB is an FTDI chip.  When I plug
>>>>>>> in the
>>>>>>> altimeter, WEENDOZE proclaims a new device.  Then, WEENDOZE claims
>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>> it's gone.  Then, it proclaims a new device.  Lather, rinse,
>>>>>>> repeat.  All
>>>>>>> of this is before ever launching the software to download any data.
>>>>>
>>>>> This is the standard behaviour of a counterfeit FTDI device.  The
>>>>> windows
>>>>> driver is written by FTDI and will deliberately shut down counterfeits.
>>>>>
>>>>> You may blame Windows for this, but it's doing exactly what it was
>>>>> designed
>>>>> to do.
>>>>
>>>> This reminds me of the Intel compilers that would check the CPU, and
>>>> slow down when running on AMD CPUs.
>>>>
>>>> The end user won't know what components are used, and is an innocent
>>>> victim of such practices.  Personally, while I might understand, I
>>>> feel that it's a rather poor practice.  Vendors like that are to be
>>>> avoided.
>>>
>>> Chinese "vendors" who steal intellectual property and then use it
>>> to manufacture cheap knockoffs are to be avoided.
>>
>> The key question here should be: is it legal for another manufacturer
>> to produce a FTDI chip or not?
>>
>> No => software rejecting it seems fair
>>
>> Yes => software rejecting it seems problematic
> 
> Well, the email I received from the manufacturer/designer of the altimeter
> says that the FTDI chip is legit.  Where does that leave me with WEENDOZE
> refusing to connect to it???

Do you know other that use the same thingy?

If yes - do they have the same issue with Windows or not?

Arne