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From: Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com>
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] I want to add the ARMv6 instructions,
	who can give some advices?
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 16:58:27 +0100
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To: Jamie Lokier <jamie@shareable.org>
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> > Specifically clause 2(i):
> > "No right is granted to [...] use the ARM Architecture Reference
> > Manual for the purposes of developing or having developed
> > microprocessor cores or models thereof which are compatible in whole
>      vvvv
> > or part with either or both the instructions or programmer's models
>      ^^^^
> > described in this ARM Architecture Reference Manual"
>
> Qemu is already compatible "in part" with the the instructions and
> models described in the manual, isn't it?
>
> So by the language of clause 2(i), aren't you _already_ prohibited from
> working on Qemu's ARM code?

All the information used to implement the current qemu Arm support is 
available from other sources not covered by this licence. I'm confident I 
could prove this if necessary.

Paul