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Xref: sserve comp.os.linux.development:18665 comp.os.linux.misc:28793 comp.os.386bsd.questions:14234 comp.os.386bsd.misc:3970 sci.electronics:83272 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.mathworks.com!solaris.cc.vt.edu!128.173.4.13!cmetz From: cmetz@inner.net (Craig Metz) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.development,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.386bsd.misc,sci.electronics Subject: Re: APC SmartUPS series serial-port protocol anyone? Date: 05 Nov 1994 00:49:37 GMT Organization: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia Lines: 17 Distribution: world Message-ID: <CMETZ.94Nov4194937@itchy.inner.net> References: <TAMSKY.94Oct29191638@avarice.ugcs.caltech.edu> <CMETZ.94Oct30051603@itchy.inner.net> <3914el$n2p@homesick.cs.unlv.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: scratchy.inner.net NNTP-Posting-User: nobody In-reply-to: ftlofaro@unlv.edu's message of 30 Oct 1994 21:50:13 GMT In article <3914el$n2p@homesick.cs.unlv.edu> ftlofaro@unlv.edu (Frank Lofaro) writes: Such a clause is not legally binding unless you signed a contract to that effect. Also, someone could reverse-engineer it anonymously if they were really worried about it, and anon-post souce code based on it. Users would be totally safe from legal persecution. Why go out of your way to support an arrogant manufacturer? If they don't want their information published so they can be supported by systems like Linux, let them. Instead, concentrate on rewarding those manufacturers like BEST and SOLA that choose to be open. -Craig