The FDA can regulate any product that is 'distributed', not sold. And trust me, they take a VERY broad view of distribution. I was at a meeting last year where the FDA specifically stated that making a product available for download on the internet was 'distribution' and subject to regulation. They were working on research exemptions, but for production use their won't be any. Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: John S. Gage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 9:21 PM Subject: Re: QNX > It also presents a stance to the FDA that they may have trouble with. I > remain unsure if they can regulate what is not sold. > John > > "Alvin B. Marcelo" wrote: > > > > FYI. > > > > URL get.qnx.com > > > > Here is a snip from the FAQ's: > > > > How do you define non-commercial use? > > Non-commercial use includes experimentation, proof-of-concept, and > > personal use. It also applies to developers creating freeware > > applications. > > We will post the non-commercial licensing agreement on our web site. > > > > It's not open source in the strictest sense. But may be a viable > > development platform for OSHCA. > > > > alvin >
