[plug] Anyone using nVidia graphics chipsets ?

[Chris Caston]

On Thu, 2003-04-03 at 15:32, Leon Brooks wrote:
> On Thursday 03 April 2003 15:08, Chris Caston wrote:
> > On Thu, 2003-04-03 at 12:48, Leon Brooks wrote:
> >> On Wednesday 02 April 2003 23:54, Chris Caston wrote:
> >>> Clearly they should stand as a role model to all hardware manufactures.
> >>> Except for the bit about not making the drivers GPL which is
> >>> understandable given their competition.
> 
> >> Is it? They only have one serious competitor, and the odds against said
> >> competitor NOT having reverse-engineered everything NVidia do are quite
> >> low. The only losers are those not competing.
> 
> > I don't think that would be legal.
> 
> Maybe in the USA. It's certainly legal in Australia. It wouldn't be too hard 
> for ATI to find another spot closer to their head office where it would be 
> legal. Mexico?
> 

What about if they can prove that specific product enhancements to a
card that their selling in America were the result of the reverse
engineering ? (regardless of which country it was performed in)

Anyway this is getting OT...

Your probably right that all kinds of dodgy stuff goes on that we do or
don't hear about and often lawyers wouldn't exist if they're wasn't
dishonest people in the first place.


> Cheers; Leon
> 
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