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From: kriol@mrtumnus.fnal.gov (Oleg Krivosheev)
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Subject: Re: Why to not buy Matrox Millennium
Date: 24 Mar 1996 19:33:02 -0600
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In article <4j3v64$1rq@virtech.aib.com> dwex@aib.com (David E. Wexelblat) writes:
From: dwex@aib.com (David E. Wexelblat)
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Date: 24 Mar 1996 12:01:56 -0500
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In article <4j3muv$34m@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu>,
Marat Fayzullin <fms@wam.umd.edu> wrote:
>Peter F. McDermott (pmcdermo@cs.utexas.edu) wrote:
>: Unix/Linux drivers & support for all our boards are available from X-Inside
>: at 303-384-9999. We have a closed architecture chip set. We have the fastest
>Take the existing drivers. Disassemble. Take a look. If they do not
>care about you, why should you care about their stinking industrial
>secrets?
>
>Marat
>
1) It's illegal.
Sure? Simple question - in which country?
There is one Internet but many countries and many laws.
I'm pretty sure that reverse engineering is perfectly legal in
most countries all over the world (maybe not in the US).
2) You will make no friends in the XFree86[TM] community by doing so. We
will do all in our power to stop you.
Huh... and what you will do if someone from country where it is perfectly legal
provide Matrox driver sources? just curious...
Idiots like you are what gives free software a bad name.
no comments... OK