Dear Altera, Please do not use Marvell components in your dev kits

I think it depends on the devices we're talking about here. In some cases (networking is one of them), the vendors are notoriously protective (there's a history behind why that is, but that's another story).

Broadcom is similar to Marvell in this respect.

I do agree that every effort should be made to go with parts that have readily available datasheets, but there are times when you just have to live with it.

Cheers,

slacker