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And what Compaq did was possible because at that time you couldn't copyright the BIOS API. Today it might be different, to the loss of everyone.
by ptaipale 10y ago
And what Compaq did was possible because at that time you couldn't copyright the BIOS API. Today it might be different, to the loss of everyone.
- ricksplat 10y agoWe're still waiting to hear what's acceptable in terms of "fair use" but yeah I guess reverse-engineering to create a competing clone probably wouldn't be covered :)