Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 09:10:29 +0300 (EEST) From: Petri Helenius <pete@sms.fi> To: lamaster@george.arc.nasa.gov Cc: freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Lots 'o PCI slots Message-ID: <199707240610.JAA02186@silver.sms.fi> In-Reply-To: <199707232244.PAA29632@george.arc.nasa.gov> References: <199707232244.PAA29632@george.arc.nasa.gov>
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lamaster@george.arc.nasa.gov writes: > > Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> wrote: > > > I don't think it's possible for it to be illegal to write code > > for hardware you own. > > I always thought that reverse-engineering was generally protected > in the U.S. (but not in all countries). Increasingly, however, > I am noticing shrink-wrapped licenses that say something to the > effect that by opening the package, I am agreeing not to reverse- > engineer anything inside the package. Is this legally binding > in the U.S. and/or other countries? > I only know for sure for Finland but I think it's non-binding in most European countries. Pete
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