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- From: rf@cl.cam.ac.uk (Robin Fairbairns)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
- Subject: Re: Legality of BKR2ASC (was Re: lunar DEC marketroids)
- Keywords: DEC INFOSHARE Alpha lunacy
- Message-ID: <1993Jan8.120900.8629@infodev.cam.ac.uk>
- Date: 8 Jan 93 12:09:00 GMT
- References: <1993Jan6.100304.616@infodev.cam.ac.uk> <kGd=p9+@engin.umich.edu> <9301062018.AA12524@TIS.COM> <C0GCso.8qG@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
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- In article <C0GCso.8qG@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>, mdchaney@fractal.ucs.indiana.edu (M Darrin Chaney) writes:
- |> [...]
- |> Another good example is the Bookreader on character cell terminals. DEC has
- |> just announced that they have this in the works. However, when someone made
- |> a similar program a year or so ago, they threatened lawsuits, etc. Now, I
- |> understand (to a degree) that if you have a proprietary format, and someone
- |> did reverse engineering, etc., that you might get agitated. But, why didn't
- |> someone think to pay that person for their source, make the right mods, then
- |> release it. DEC could've saved money, and face. But, the people running the
- |> show can't think that way. If they did, they wouldn't have their positions...
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- The interesting thing is that the EC directive on reverse engineering
- (which came into effect on 1 Jan 93) seems specifically to permit the
- development of things like BKR2ASC. Anyone want to put it up again
- for anon ftp within the EC? :-) :-)
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- Robin (Keep Radio 3 != Classic FM) Fairbairns rf@cl.cam.ac.uk
- U of Cambridge Computer Lab, Pembroke St, Cambridge CB2 3QG, UK
- NB: Don't take this seriously - I'm not a lawyer
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