From:	Joachim Sauer saua@***.net
Subject:	GPL [was: skillsoft chips]
Date:	Sun, 21 Feb 1999 15:07:02 +0100

Mongoose wrote:
>
[snip]
>
> I don't think you can burn a chip (of any kind) without its source
> code. Unless you somehow got the source code for a skillsoft (which the
> price of the chip probaly does not include), you are out of luck as far as
> making more goes. Anti-tamper measures are not really needed.
> As such, the manufacture of Skillchips is pretty much at the
> descretion of the GM, since the ability to buy (or create) skillchip
> sourcecode is not covered in SR sourcebooks.

btw, as you mention source-code. What about GPL-skillsoft (programming
for example ;-), and while we are at it. What about GPL-Programs for
cyberdeck. I think at least some low-level programs will be availible
under the GPL.

>
> Mongoose

cu
Akira

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