Jacek Pliszka writes: > On Tue, 19 Feb 2002, Jim Thompson wrote: > > Jacek Pliszka writes: > > > Let's get any working one first. With working driver it will be easier > > > to write an open-source one. > > > > You mean 'reverse engineer', right? :-) > > Reverse engineering will most likely be forbidden by the license.
Perhaps this is wandering far afield, but people seem interested in it. In the US, shrink-wrap licenses have multiple conflicting precedents. It's not obvious whether they form a valid contract or not. If there's no contract, then only copyright law applies, and copyright law does not prohibit reverse engineering. Here's a reasonable summary of US software law: http://cr.yp.to/softwarelaw.html -- -russ nelson http://russnelson.com | Crypto without a threat Crynwr sells support for free software | PGPok | model is like cookies 521 Pleasant Valley Rd. | +1 315 268 1925 voice | without milk. Potsdam, NY 13676-3213 | +1 315 268 9201 FAX | _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
