Re: [NTLK] NaPalm: it's for real.

From: David Orriss Jr (dave_at_davenet.net)
Date: Fri Oct 25 2002 - 00:57:24 EDT

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On Thursday, October 24, 2002 6:46 PM,
Victor Rehorst <victor_at_newtontalk.net> wrote:

> David Caolo wrote:
>> Well, this is extremely cool. Yet, have we resolved the legality issue?
>> I'd love to have this software, but do not have a Palm, and therefore
could
>> not "legally" use ROMS. So, what's the verdict? Sure, it works, but
can
>> we use it?
>
> Obtaining a PalmOS ROM would be an exercise left up to the user. Methods
of
> obtaining would include:
>
> -dumping a ROM off of a Palm device you own (legal)
> -downloading a ROM from Palm, assuming you are an authorized Palm
developer
> (legal, but not easy for Joe User to do anymore)
> -borrowing your friend's Palm, dumping the ROM (illegal)
> -downloading a ROM from another site that isn't Palm (illegal)
>
> If you, say, typed a phrase such as "Palm ROMs" into, say, google.com, you
> might get some interesting results...
>
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It's easy to get Palm ROMs. You just sign up as a member of the Palm
Developer program. They'll practically throw ROMs at you... ;)

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