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[Savannah-hackers] Re: [ 101927 ] New Project containing binary firmware
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Mathieu Roy |
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[Savannah-hackers] Re: [ 101927 ] New Project containing binary firmware ? |
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22 Apr 2003 22:34:52 +0200 |
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Joerg Albert <address@hidden> said:
> Hi yeupou,
>
> thanks for the answer althrough it comes to late. We've put the project to
> another host 'cause we needed a public place for it.
> Anyhow I guess it would have matched your description - the non-free part,
> the firmware of the ARM7 inside the device, is not in the flash but in RAM
> and it's downloaded everytime the device is attached to the USB.
> Good to know your criteria for the next time.
But isn't it possible write free replacement for the proprietary part
(reverse engineering is legal, if I remember well, in France for
instance for interoperability issues)?
Regards,
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