Gavin Maltby wrote:
> On 10/16/07 16:46, Garrett D'Amore wrote:
>> Just a quick note, for those not in the know. Sun policy requires
>> (and for good reason!) that engineers with access to NDA materials
>> from either AMD or Intel work only on the platform (either AMD or
>> Intel) for which they got the NDA. Its too bad at some level, because
>> there could
>
> I thought it was more a question of funding: if your headcount is funded
> by the Intel deal then you shouldn't work on AMD-specific features, etc.
> Otherwise put: I know of a number of exceptions to the above
There was an internal training about this, and no, its not just
funding. Its legal CYA. If someone writes a feature to support AMD
chips, using NDA information from Intel (and given the large overlap
between the product lines this is not as insane as it first sounds) it
leaves Sun open to a lawsuit from Intel. And the reverse is true.
And of course, neither Intel nor AMD want to enable SPARC design, either.
-- Garrett
