[volt-nuts] "*WAY* too expensive for even Keysight to redesign"

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

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In message <trinity-3551f905-92ff-4796-b985-ad35f7c4b0df-1431502794838 at 3capp-gm
x-bs49>, acbern at gmx.de writes:

>can you elaborate what copyright you think of. no one would make
>an exact copy of a PCB anyway, given many parts are obsolete and
>no smds used, and circuitries are generally not protected.

You will need certain parts of the firmware, otherwise the analog
part will be of no use to you.

Not even the EU's "interop" rule wills save you in this case, as
you cut into the middle of a product.

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