From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Detlev Zundel Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:25:42 +0200 Subject: [U-Boot] U-book and GPLv3? (fwd) In-Reply-To: <200906251037.41213.vapier@gentoo.org> (Mike Frysinger's message of "Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:37:40 -0400") References: <20090618145128.69F27832E416@gemini.denx.de> <200906250953.33361.vapier@gentoo.org> <200906251037.41213.vapier@gentoo.org> Message-ID: List-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: u-boot@lists.denx.de Hi, > On Thursday 25 June 2009 10:20:47 Detlev Zundel wrote: >> >> It's not the first time I hear this mantra. Can you give me some facts >> >> to back this up? >> > >> > i dont know what kind of "facts" you're looking for. i didnt make this >> > scenario up, it was described to me by a customer in the US and their >> > experience with Chinese cloners. i'm not going to give customer >> > information or name names if that's what you want. >> >> Well, the problem with "facts" is that I like them to be backed up. I >> don't know whether I should believe this mantra until I have seen actual >> products and/or figures. If you don't need this - fine, your choice. > > well g'luck with that. you're going to have to find a customer yourself or > find someone who *hasnt* signed a NDA. ... n ) Proof by intimidation n+1) Proof by vigorous handwaving n+2) Proof by obfuscation n+3) Proof by wishful citation n+4) Proof by vehement assertion n+5) Proof not available without NDA Now, wait a minute, I think we have an original new entry here to this list ;) Cheers Detlev -- F?r jemanden, der in eine Religion geboren wurde, in der das Ringen um eine einzige Seele ein Stafettenlauf ?ber viele Jahrhunderte sein kann [..], hat das Tempo des Christentums etwas Schwindelerregendes. Wenn der Hinduismus friedlich dahinflie?t wie der Ganges, dann ist das Christentum Toronto in der Rushhour. -- Yann Martel -- DENX Software Engineering GmbH, MD: Wolfgang Denk & Detlev Zundel HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-40 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: dzu at denx.de