Talking to Logitech on the phone regarding webcam support for linux

[Dave Ihnat]

On Thu, Feb 08, 2007 at 03:43:17PM +1030, Tim wrote:
> Of course, you don't need access to the source code to be able to do
> that, hackers have been working that sort of stuff out for themselves
> right from the start.

And today that kind of hacking may be considered illegal if the
manufacturer decided to press charges.

> All in all, any manufacturer claiming your reasons for deliberately
> knobbling a product, or withholding information, is just making silly
> excuses.

You DO understand the difference, don't you?  In the case that you hack
the interface and create a driver that allows them to turn the hardware
into a death ray and incinerate San Francisco, it's not TI's fault?
And it is, if they gave you the information that permitted you to do this?
You _are_ just arguing for form's sake, right?
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	Dave Ihnat
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