Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 22 Jul 1997 21:18:05 -0400 (EDT) | From | linux kernel account <> | Subject | Re: I2O (hasn't this been beat to death yet?) |
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On Tue, 22 Jul 1997, Patrick St. Jean wrote:
> So ignore them. This has been beaten to death. There is NOTHING illegal > about CLEAN ROOM reverse engineering. Say I sit down and document the API > (and keep it up to date w/ new "changes"), and say someone else takes that > API and implements stuff that works with it, there is NOTHING illegal > about it as long as I don't touch the app development and they don't > touch my fliggerin out what makes it tick. It's been done before. Anyone > using Award, AMI, etc. BIOS? Where do you think that came from? Please > people! quit whining about it, the sky is NOT falling. Let them play > their silly little games, it's just because they're scared. There's > ALWAYS a LEGAL way around them. > > Relax, don't worry, have a homebrew! > > Pat
Buzzzz.. Wrong. Depending on the NDA you sign you can sign away your soul. If you are able to access I2O stuff without signing a NDA and you are able to document the API thats one thing.. The clone bios wasn't made by taking a NDA'ed copy of the source and copying it. If the NDA says 'Speak no I2O' then telling your friend joe about it over a cup of jo then you could land your butt in jail.
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