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Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 18:53:05 -0500
From: Dave Bodenstab <imdave@synet.net>
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Subject: Is this te right place to discuss this?
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Hi,

I saw an add on the net for a product that sounded interesting.
It was targeted for windows users, but the hardware device
is what was intriguing.  So I contacted the firm and asked if
the programming specifications were available.  Well, after
some thought, they offered to release the specs under a NDA.
When I mentioned that I would want to release any software
that I write to use the device to the free Unix community in
source form, they included what I believe is an attempt to
accommodate this scenario.  However, the terms of the NDA
seem contradictory.

Since the FreeBSD development community is concerned with the
availability of free software, and I would develop the software
using FreeBSD, is this a question that is proper for this forum?
If so, I'll post the terms of the NDA for discussion.  If not,
where might be an appropriate place?

Thanks!

Dave Bodenstab
imdave@synet.net