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Subject: RE: [BK] upgrade will be needed
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 13:20:01 -0800
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From: "Martin Fouts" <Martin.Fouts@palmsource.com>
To: "Larry McVoy" <lm@bitmover.com>
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I don't believe a non-compete clause accomplishes your goal, as I've
recently written.  On the other hand, a "don't reverse engineer and
don't allow your copy to be used to reverse engineer" clause does.

The "no reverse" clause is pretty common and difficult to argue against.
The non-compete clause is probably not enforcable and looks like
restraint of trade.

Marty
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From: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
[mailto:linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Larry McVoy
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 10:56 AM
To: Matthew Jacob
Cc: Jeff Sipek; Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [BK] upgrade will be needed


If anyone can think of a better way for us to both let you use the tool
and protect our hard work, I'm listening.  The repeated outrage over the
restrictions isn't any more fun for me than it is for you.  Any answer,
however, has to take our issues into consideration as well as yours.
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