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Matthew Gardiner <kiwiunixman@yahoo.co.nz> writes:

> 2. Regards to hardware manufacturers, what have the got to lose from 
> publishing the specs? nothing.

Some vendors do not have proper specs or have received them under NDA
themselves.

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