>>>>> "AJS" == A J Stiles <A> writes:
AJS> You can bet the firmware itself won't be DFSG compliant, but
AJS> it's almost certainly a statutory fair use exemption under
AJS> copyright law to make a copy for the purpose of using a piece
AJS> of hardware which you rightfully own and which won't work
AJS> without it.
Ah, this is not a problem because I have a Windows XP OEM license,
which includes built-in support for the NIC. So I guess I could
without violating that license use the firmware from there if needed.
AJS> {I'm assuming the carton in which it arrived was labelled
AJS> "Network adaptor" and not "Ornament".} Anyway, it's not like
AJS> your copy is costing them sales ..... if anything, it's
AJS> encouraging more sales.
It is a built-in NIC on the motherboard actually.
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