[A83] Re: Fwd: RE: TI-OS replacement


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[A83] Re: Fwd: RE: TI-OS replacement




As far as I know, you cannot patch the OS, not directly at least. The OS
is in Flash, which user programs can't write to.
Maybe it could be done by having every user dump his/her own rom, patch
it on their computer, and then send it back.

> DCMA aside, distributing a patched ROM is clearly illegal.  Copyright law 
> prohibits against derived works as well as direct copies.  This is part of
> the reason Microsoft is having so much success against certain mod chip 
> companies - their modhips include patche bios images, bios images with are
> copyright Microsoft.  However, I believe that actually patching the OS,
> and even going as far as releasing the patch (but not the patched OS) is
> legal.
> 
> Stupid like a fox!
> Look ma, I'm an artist: http://aaronstj.deviantart.com
> 

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