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Re: Marvell Yukon device (MSI K8N Neo4)



>>>>> "AJS" == A J Stiles <A> writes:

    AJS> You can bet the firmware itself won't be DFSG compliant, but
    AJS> it's almost certainly a statutory fair use exemption under
    AJS> copyright law to make a copy for the purpose of using a piece
    AJS> of hardware which you rightfully own and which won't work
    AJS> without it.

Ah, this is not a problem because I have a Windows XP OEM license,
which includes built-in support for the NIC. So I guess I could
without violating that license use the firmware from there if needed.

    AJS> {I'm assuming the carton in which it arrived was labelled
    AJS> "Network adaptor" and not "Ornament".}  Anyway, it's not like
    AJS> your copy is costing them sales .....  if anything, it's
    AJS> encouraging more sales.

It is a built-in NIC on the motherboard actually.
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Best regards,
Per Lundberg / halleluja.nu



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