Re: [oc] legal advice

[Daniel Haensse <daniel.haensse@alumni.ethz.ch>]

Hi Damjan,

why don't you guys just make a MIPS or ARM or whatever incompatible core. 
With the GNU compiler it should be simple to adapt it to a slightly different 
instruction set or different opcodes. Using existing opcodes might be more a 
limitation then a benefit in the future. If those companies don't want your 
help to become even more popular, it's not your fault. You are working on 
concepts not on names. You can find any other for letter word for it ;-)

Dani

Am Donnerstag, 14. Februar 2002 07.08 schrieben Sie:
> Dear Mr. Lampret,
>
> As an unsolicited favor I am responding to your last post.  Firstly I would
> like to say that it is unlikely that you will get a legitimate intellectual
> property lawyer to respond to your post on this forum.  There would far
> too much liabilty for that hypothetical individual.
>
> That said, I will give you my own (non-legal) opinion on the letter from
> MIPS Technologies.  I am an engineer who has worked in the
> semiconductor industry over 10 years and I have read the entirety of
> the letter from MIPS Technologies.  If I were in your position I would
> take heed of the items Mr. Kurkowski outlines.  MIPS Technologies is
> company whose very survival depends, to a great degree, on its ability
> and willingness to defend its intellectual property.  I would guess very
> confidently that if you do not fully comply with MIPS' request you may
> be quickly facing legal action against you and OPENCORES.
>
> Just my friendly opinion...
>
> Bob
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Damjan Lampret" <lampret@o... >
> To: <cores@o... >
> Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 07:38:21 +0100
> Subject: [oc] legal advice
>
> > Hello All,
> >
> > is there any intellectual property lawyer on this list that could
> > give some
> > legal advice about this
> > http://www.opencores.org/2nd_mips_letter.pdf ?
> >
> > regards,
> > Damjan
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kurkowski, Jim" <jfk@m... >
> > To: <lampret@o... >
> > Cc: <rhoads@o... >; <cb@c... >
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 5:51 AM
> > Subject: "MIPS-lite" and "Yellow Star (MIPS R3000)" Core Offerings
> >
> > > To: Damjan Lampret
> > > OpenCores.org
> > >
> > > Re: "MIPS-lite" and "Yellow Star (MIPS R3000)" Cores
> > >
> > > Dear Mr. Lampret:
> > >
> > > Attached is a letter directed to the above core offerings from
> >
> > OpenCores.
> >
> > > Please review this letter and contact me as soon as possible
> >
> > to discuss
> > our
> >
> > > requested action.  By copy of this email, I am also asking
> >
> > Messrs. Rhoads
> >
> > > and Brej to please contact me to discuss their individual
> >
> > cores.
> >
> > > Thank you for your attention to this matter.
> > >
> > > Very truly yours,
> > > James F. Kurkowski
> > > _____________________________
> > > Director of Intellectual Property
> > > MIPS Technologies, Inc.
> > > 1225 Charleston Road
> > > Mountain View, CA 94043-1353
> > > Phone: 650.567.5166
> > > Fax: 650.567.5154
> > > Email: jfk@m...
> > > ______________________________
> > >
> > > This email message may contain confidential, proprietary
> >
> > and/or privileged
> >
> > > information.  Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or
> >
> > distribution is
> >
> > > prohibited.  If you are not the intended recipient, please
> >
> > contact the
> >
> > > sender by reply email and destroy all copies of this message.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > >  <<2.4.02 Lampret Letter.pdf>>
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