Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Tue, 7 Oct 2003 12:49:26 +0200 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: freed_symbols [Re: People, not GPL [was: Re: Driver Model]] |
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Hi!
> A company makes a new device that could run under Linux. > This device uses some standard gate-arrays. Because of > this, some gate-array bits need to be loaded upon startup. > > The company knows that if the competition learns that a > gate-array was used, instead of an ASIC, the competition > could clone the whole device in a few weeks, thereby > stealing a few million dollars of development effort.
Since when is creating compatible hw called stealing?! If this was such a big problem, nothing prevents you from putting ROM with those magic bits... How much is that? _5? -- Pavel Written on sharp zaurus, because my Velo1 broke. If you have Velo you don't need...
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