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Date:      Wed, 23 Jul 1997 15:44:11 -0700 (PDT)
From:      lamaster@george.arc.nasa.gov
To:        freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Lots 'o PCI slots
Message-ID:  <199707232244.PAA29632@george.arc.nasa.gov>

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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?

-Hugh LaMaster

  Hugh LaMaster, M/S 258-5,     ASCII Email:  hlamaster@mail.arc.nasa.gov
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  Phone:  415/604-1056          Disclaimer:   Unofficial, personal *opinion*.




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