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Offline Heiroglyph

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Re: Licensing Kickstart ROMs for Raspberry Pi
« on: July 12, 2012, 08:35:43 PM »
That may not be easy, the only group I've seen trying to enforce the copyright lately is Cloanto, who would potentially be a competing licensee.

It would be worthwhile to try them though.  They might be able to license a portion of their own product to you if nothing else.

Great job on the pi BTW, looks like a good product that I'm very interested in.
 

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Re: Licensing Kickstart ROMs for Raspberry Pi
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2012, 10:08:17 PM »
I know Toni is only working on it for WinUAE so he will get it working, but as of right now, I wouldn't call it a working solution.

Knowing him, it eventually will be the best solution but it's far from perfect at the moment.
 

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Re: Licensing Kickstart ROMs for Raspberry Pi
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2012, 10:32:36 PM »
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Do you believe they own the copyright, or do they just have a license? Their website implies the latter, but some of their efforts to actually enforce the copyright imply the former.


My thoughts exactly.  The ownership is quite a dispute with much questionable paperwork involved.

Personally, I think they had a license at one time and are just running with it since there is no one to dispute their claims.

I'm not aware of any licenses in perpetuity.

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Thanks. It's been a real labor of love, and it's great to see it paying off.


It shows, I can't wait to get my hands on one.  My Beagleboard has been a bit of a disappointment.