Messages in this thread | | | From | Brad Hards <> | Subject | Re: Why is Nvidia given GPL'd code to use in closed source drivers? | Date | Fri, 3 Jan 2003 17:29:36 +1100 |
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On Fri, 3 Jan 2003 17:04, Mike Galbraith wrote: > Seriously though, just what is it that graphic CPU makers are > protecting? I can't imagine "how to program our spiffy CPU'" docs exposing > anything important to their competition. Imagine Intel or AMD trying that > tactic for _their_ next CPU. What makes graphics CPUs so special? Giving away the technical detail probably shows where they are infringing other people's patents.
I _hate_ intellectual property.
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