Re: CPU recommendations *avoid Intel-Shite*
On Tue, 2003-05-06 at 19:37, Pigeon wrote:
> On Tue, May 06, 2003 at 01:53:21PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > On Mon, 2003-05-05 at 09:18, Pigeon wrote:
> > > On Mon, May 05, 2003 at 03:39:31AM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote:
> > > > On Sat, May 03, 2003 at 04:11:48PM -0700, Troy Arnold wrote:
> > [snip]
[snip]
> >
> > You don't know that.
> >
> > Maybe purpose of the driver-GPU API calls, the sequence that the API
> > calls must be made in, or the parameters needed could be used, could
> > be used by a sufficiently clever engineer to discern info that nVIDIA
> > wants held secret.
>
> I suppose it's possible, but the fact that manufacturers who do
> release specs don't seem to suffer from rampant cloning seems to
> suggest that either it's not a problem, or intellectual property
> legislation is sufficient to protect their designs.
Well, I never said I thought it was wise; just that maybe that's their
logic.
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