we can't use that code, however, or some idiot will decide to sue.
we don't ever use code based on disassembly.
I understand, although they would lose the suit (Sony v. Connectix and related cases), it is not the kind of trouble we need. Would that idiot be named SCO?
I amend my statement. I use my oscilloscope and logic analyzer to determine the register numbers and settings.
Anyhow, I never use the code in any fashion or form, only register numbers and bit settings. The actual code is useless, it is 16-bit, you might catch a bad disease (urge to write spaghetti code or something) if you copy 16-bit code. I write a spec, then use the spec to write the code.
Where did the VGABIOS code come from (the binary thing we are talking about)?
-Steve
PS: I am a pretty big student of title 17 (US copyright law) and the DMCA portion (chapter 12). But so is IBM and they got sued. So lawsuits happens no matter what you do, it happens with probability one when the $$ get big.
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