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@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ A26: If you ask that again, I'm sending your address and phone number to the
203Q27: Umm, was that sarcasm? 203Q27: Umm, was that sarcasm?
204A27: That's it, I'm mailing him now. 204A27: That's it, I'm mailing him now.
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206Q28: Is that legal? I mean, I'd just hate to see something like that 206Q28: Is this legal? I mean, I'd just hate to see something like that
207 challenged under the DMCA in all its ridiculousness. Any thoughts or 207 challenged under the DMCA in all its ridiculousness. Any thoughts or
208 ideas? 208 ideas?
209A28: We believe we are in the green on this. We are not violating anyone's 209A28: We believe we are in the green on this. We are not violating anyone's
@@ -220,16 +220,12 @@ Q29: On the website [and various information postings] you state
220 and disassembled? Instead this sounds more like someone disassembled it 220 and disassembled? Instead this sounds more like someone disassembled it
221 then used the understanding that they gained to create a new version, 221 then used the understanding that they gained to create a new version,
222 which is not quite the same as "from scratch". 222 which is not quite the same as "from scratch".
223A29: Don't confuse the terms. 223A29: Don't confuse the terms. Reverse engineering means examining a product
224 224 to find out how it works. Disassembling the firmware is merely one tool
225 Reverse engineering means examining a product to find out how it works. 225 used in that examination. Oscilloscopes and logic analyzers are other
226 Disassembling the firmware is merely one tool used in that examination. 226 tools we have used. We have written every single byte of the Rockbox
227 Oscilloscopes and logic analyzers are other tools we have used. 227 firmware. But we could not have written the software without first
228 228 researching how the hardware was put together, i.e. reverse engineer it.
229 We have written every single byte of the Rockbox firmware. But we could
230 not have written the software without first researching how the hardware
231 was put together, i.e. reverse engineer it.
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233 All of this is completely legal. If you define "from scratch" as writing 229 All of this is completely legal. If you define "from scratch" as writing
234 software without first researching the surrounding interfaces, then no 230 software without first researching the surrounding interfaces, then no
235 software has ever been written from scratch. 231 software has ever been written from scratch.
@@ -237,18 +233,13 @@ A29: Don't confuse the terms.
237Q30: Wait a minute here. You have release version 1.0, but not a single one 233Q30: Wait a minute here. You have release version 1.0, but not a single one
238 of the ideas you have spoken about is actually implimented! Calling this 234 of the ideas you have spoken about is actually implimented! Calling this
239 version 1.0 is really misleading. Whats the story?! 235 version 1.0 is really misleading. Whats the story?!
240A30: It is true that Rockbox 1.0 lacks most of the feature set that every 236A30: In simple terms, the first release is called 1.0 because it has a basic
241 sane user wants. However, we never said it was more feature-complete or 237 working feature set that works and has no known bugs. That is what 1.0
242 better in any way then the original firmware at this early point. 238 means. It is true that Rockbox 1.0 lacks most of the feature set that
243 This first release was done as a proof of concept that our ideas are 239 every sane user wants. However, we never said it was more
244 moving in the right direction. We also hope that it helps bring the 240 feature-complete or better in any way then the original firmware at this
245 project some attention, and some additional developers. Adding the 241 early point. This first release was done as a proof of concept that our
246 missing features is just a matter of time (and that time goes 242 ideas are moving in the right direction. We also hope that it helps
243 bring the project some attention, and some additional developers.
244 Adding the missing features is just a matter of time (and that time goes
247 faster if you, yes you, help too). 245 faster if you, yes you, help too).
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