Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 08:31:55 +0200 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@dk.tfs.com> To: lamaster@george.arc.nasa.gov Cc: freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Lots 'o PCI slots Message-ID: <1168.869725915@critter.dk.tfs.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 23 Jul 1997 15:44:11 PDT." <199707232244.PAA29632@george.arc.nasa.gov>
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In message <199707232244.PAA29632@george.arc.nasa.gov>, lamaster@george.arc.nas a.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? Not in the EU. We are explicitly allowed to reverse-engineer if the "interface needed for usage" isn't well documented. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | phk@FreeBSD.ORG FreeBSD Core-team. http://www.freebsd.org/~phk | phk@login.dknet.dk Private mailbox. whois: [PHK] | phk@tfs.com TRW Financial Systems, Inc. Power and ignorance is a disgusting cocktail.
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