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If you execute your i386 binary on an Intel, AMD, or other licensed processor, then you're protected by the doctrine of exhaustion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
by comex 9y ago
If you execute your i386 binary on an Intel, AMD, or other licensed processor, then you're protected by the doctrine of exhaustion:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exhaustion_of_intellectual_property_rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exhaustion_of_intellectual_pro...
If you execute it in an emulator, though, all bets are off...
- mrpippy 9y agoHere's an insane idea--what if every Win10 ARM laptop also included a Pentium 4 or Athlon XP chip (from a junked PC) glued inside the case? Would the x86 patent rights from that chip cover an emulator running on the ARM? (I'm pretty sure it's a no, but an Aereo-esque lawsuit arguing the opposite would be fun to watch)
- tachyonbeam 9y agoNo more than wearing an Intel t-shirt would give you rights to all their patents.
- dboreham 9y agoBut I'm not executing it on an i386 emulator.