Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 24 Apr 2003 22:08:46 +0100 | From | Jamie Lokier <> | Subject | Re: Flame Linus to a crisp! |
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Daniel Phillips wrote: > On Thu 24 Apr 03 09:44, Jamie Lokier wrote: > > It only gets _really_ bad when it becomes illegal to make your own > > hardware :( > > Actually, that's where we were a few years ago with hardware, because nearly > anything anybody would want to print on a wafer was covered by patents or > copyrights. It's getting better by leaps and bounds. Now, a lot of patents > have expired, a lot of non-proprietary cores are available, and it's mainly > the EDM tools that are non-free. That's where we coders can help.
Suppose I did want to print some wafers.
Suppose, also, that I had developed a method that didn't require a $10M+ factory.
(Also suppose I had _very_ steady hands, no dandruff, and my garden shed was big enough :)
I'm curious - how do I go about learning what I do and don't need patent licenses for making chips, without spending an absurd sum on legal fees?
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