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Cc: linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org, David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
Subject: Re: Software Requirement && DiskOnChip
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> On Fri, 2005-02-18 at 18:41 +0400, Ara Avanesyan wrote:
> > ok,
> >
> > My question is from theory only:)
> > Can't then the driver writer copy-paste the documentation to source
files as
> > comment? really...
>
> Not if there is an agreement with the documentation owners to not
> release the documentation.  That would be similar to taking a
> programming book and pasting the contents into a program you wrote using
> information in the book.  It's known as plagiarism.
>
> > And what could be the reason to not sharing the hardware documentation
to
> > the community???
>
> I have no idea.  You'd have to ask M-Systems I guess.
>
Josh,

Thanks for clarifications.

> (btw, top-posting is frowned upon on this list.)
Sorry about that. I'll keep this in mind for the future.

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Thanks,
Ara