From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1BVHAd-00061N-84 for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 01 Jun 2004 17:51:43 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1BVHAa-0005yR-Fe for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 01 Jun 2004 17:51:42 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1BVHAa-0005yI-D4 for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 01 Jun 2004 17:51:40 -0400 Received: from [194.90.9.27] (helo=mxout4.netvision.net.il) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1BVHAI-0003WE-AY for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 01 Jun 2004 17:51:22 -0400 Received: from [217.132.192.233] by mxout4.netvision.net.il (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.21 (built Sep 8 2003)) with ESMTPA id <0HYN00FN6GPDGZ@mxout4.netvision.net.il> for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 02 Jun 2004 00:51:20 +0300 (IDT) Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 00:51:12 +0300 From: Hetz Ben Hamo Subject: Re: Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] VGA BIOS source code In-reply-to: <40BCC56D.9050604@fabianowski.de> Message-id: <40BCFA50.4010702@dad-answers.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT References: <200405312200.03734.bobb@absamail.co.za> <40BB92D1.6040508@fabianowski.de> <200405312114.08329.kyle@silverbeach.net> <40BC18B6.9040300@fabianowski.de> <20040601124418.E25801@edinburgh.cisco.com> <40BCC56D.9050604@fabianowski.de> Reply-To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org List-Id: qemu-devel.nongnu.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org > Actually, I wonder how happy Cirrus Logic will be if people use their > reference manuals to implement a GD54xx emulation. Clearly, each manual > states right at the beginning that you are not allowed to use it as a > basis for manufacturing or selling anything, unless you have written > permission from them. QEMU is not being sold by anybody AFAIK, but the > question whether writing an emulator is manufacturing an item (a > software item) still remains. Cirrus Logic has ditched the graphics market long time ago (after ATI has signed big contracts with Intel, HP and Compaq for using ATI chips on those vendors's motherboards) and they're now on the business of Linux/embedded and Windows/Embedded. See: http://www.cirrus.com/en/products/ I hardly think that emulating a 5+ years chip would make them angry. After all, it's a free publicity for them (and zero work, all drivers are already outside).. Thanks, Hetz