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@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ A26: If you ask that again, I'm sending your address and phone number to the | |||
203 | Q27: Umm, was that sarcasm? | 203 | Q27: Umm, was that sarcasm? |
204 | A27: That's it, I'm mailing him now. | 204 | A27: That's it, I'm mailing him now. |
205 | 205 | ||
206 | Q28: Is that legal? I mean, I'd just hate to see something like that | 206 | Q28: 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? |
209 | A28: We believe we are in the green on this. We are not violating anyone's | 209 | A28: 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". |
223 | A29: Don't confuse the terms. | 223 | A29: 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. | |||
237 | Q30: Wait a minute here. You have release version 1.0, but not a single one | 233 | Q30: 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?! |
240 | A30: It is true that Rockbox 1.0 lacks most of the feature set that every | 236 | A30: 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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