In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, J. P. Morris
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>On Sun, 18 Mar 2001 02:09:20 -0800
>Willow Schlanger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> "J.P.Morris" wrote:
>> > One last point, there might be a clause in the EULA that forbids
>> > reverse-engineering the product. In which case you would be obliged to
>> > destroy all copies of the Windows you were using at the time, as your
>> > license would be terminated and you would be using it illegally.
>>
>Whatever. The abhorrence of the Window XP copy protection suggests that most
>people of technical merit have violated the EULA anyway ;-)
>
>As long as what you do doesn't *hurt* Wine, I'm sure most people don't care.
>
IIRC there's a difference between USA and EU law here, in that EU law
allows you to reverse-engineer to get an adequate spec, if that's needed
to ensure operability (IANAL!!!)
Bob
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robert w hall
