On Sat, 3 Mar 2001, Curtis Stevens wrote:
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> Andre
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> I think We've gone out-of-bounds on this one. None of us are
> lawyers, and nobody can predict what is happening. Personally, I do not see
> the difference between placing a GUID in the vendor specific are or placing
> a GUID in the E0112r1 area. Both places are set aside for people to do
> things without bringing them to standards. The only significant piece that
> E0112r1 brings to the table is that a specific set of command codes can be
> re-used without having a secret society setup the rules.
This is the one and only reason why I have to strongly consider voting YES
for you proposal. Had it been only on the merit of the GUID and CPRM had
never entered the picture it would have been a hands down YES.
> My opinion is that lawyers can make a case for virtually anything.
> Nothing is fool-proof and there are no guarantees. Ultimately it ends up in
> the hands of judges or in the hands of the consumers. I am more than
> willing to work up a better understanding of the legal issues off-line.
And the purpose of "lawyers" is to turn a lie into truth, because it will
not stand on its own merit. We all know this fact. At this point in time
when people ask me for drives to buy, I can only suggest the one company
that voted NO and I hope that their sales blow through the roof as a form
of financial protest to the rest.
We can go offline with the legal issues, and the nice thing about that is
as a person you are trustworth and honest.
Respectfully,
Andre Hedrick
Linux ATA Development
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