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- Path: sparky!uunet!sun-barr!ames!agate!linus!philabs!kkt
- From: kkt@philabs.philips.com (Kim-Kiat Tan)
- Subject: Re: Free software and the future of support for Diamond products
- Message-ID: <1992Sep4.020454.15586@philabs.philips.com>
- Keywords: Diamond, free-software
- Sender: news@philabs.philips.com (Mr. C. News)
- Organization: Philips Laboratories, Briarcliff, New York
- References: <1992Sep3.162413.19770@cbnewsj.cb.att.com>
- Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 02:04:54 GMT
- Lines: 15
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- In article <1992Sep3.162413.19770@cbnewsj.cb.att.com> dwex@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (david.e.wexelblat) writes:
- >
- >
- >We do not know what impact, if any, this data will have on Diamond.
- >As long as this policy remains in effect, XFree86 will not support new
- >Diamond products. We choose to make this stand for reasons of liability
- >avoidance. So if someone publishes the technical information required,
- >we will not use it, nor will we accept code that uses it, until we
- >know that Diamond's policy has changed. Be aware that if you disassemble
- >their BIOS, you are risking a lawsuit. We will not assume that liability,
- >so don't even ask!
- This information just came in time, for I am considering of buying
- graphic cards, with this information, Diamond is out of the picture for
- me.
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