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Re: [lpc2000] Re: Don's rhetorics

2006-02-13 by Sean

Jaya:

Does JTAG work with your custom boot loader?

-- Sean

At 20:58 2/9/2006, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Normally I try not to respond to rhetorics such as these because they serve
>to undermine the poster more than anyone else.
>
>However, it may surprise Don to know that a) I have no hang-ups about where
>one comes from; b) I have no interest in politics; c) I do not approve
>abuse of freedom; and d) most importantly, I do not think LPC is that bad
>device for what it is worth.  If I thought it were, I would have moved on
>from this forum long ago.
>
>I use the LPC in ways the designers probably did not expect me to: a) I
>have my own boot loader; b) I have my own flash library that does not
>depend on need for CPU clock frequency at run time -- all it requires is
>the crystal frequency to be known at compile time; c) and while I dont like
>the awkward decisions Philips made about stealing away use of valuable pins
>for its boot loader features, these are non-issues in my case because I do
>not use their boot loader.
>
>I know there are people interested in my making the my sources public, and
>I have no objections.  However I do not want to take on the risks
>associated with being accused of commercial exploitation of knowledge at
>someone else's expense.
>
>I am happy to publish source formally if I Philips is prepared to open up,
>and say, fill in information that makes the my software not only work for
>the devices I tested them on, but for the other devices as well.
>
>The last thing I want on my plate right now is to be burdened with having
>to fix issues relating to processor variants that I or anyone but the
>designers know about, and the designers keeping their mouth shut and watch
>others argue and speculate to no end till the cows come home.
>
>I do not wish to engage in debatable experimentation and arguments.  Mind
>you while those who debate are experts in their own right, we are all not
>playing in the same field.  We will have our own biases as to what we
>accept and what we challenge.
>
>Finally to Don, you have done more damage to yourself with your rhetorics
>than you think.  I respectfully urge you to consider removing your remarks
>that IMHO are totally inappropriate.
>
>Jaya
>
>--- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, "Don Williams" <donw@...> wrote:
> >
> > Heenan,
> > We others, who also have half abrain,  appreciate the energy in this
> > examination and hope it proves that we all KNOW such security is tight, but
> > we embrace those who have the energy to question - and that of others who
> > with detailed rebuttal prove we are safe with a chippie we all respect -or
> > we wouldnt be here.
> >
> > May I and others who understand no chip of this complexity can have ZERO
> > BUGS offer our respect, affection and support for the designers who 
> struggle
> > to produce good silicon - and to others who perform exhaustive and publicly
> > published testing of same. And Im sure the testers - who have more than 
> half
> > a brain in my analysis, also have respect and affection for the designers.
> > The Ying and the Yang.
> > Like democracy we debate and through our debate we build something 
> stronger.
> > We share our minds.
> >
> > So stuff ur religious politics up your Kwazoo - and pass it on to G W Bush.
> >
> > Europe will be stronger, because wider separated minds will share a wider
> > experience.
> > Provided we debate.
> > Religion tries to make all minds the same and those societies who weaken to
> > religion will wane.
> >
> > SO QUESTION  REALITY ... analyse ur lovin..as the song goes ...you may
> > appreciate it more ... or get something better quicker....
> >
> > Rgds to all this sunny morn from downunder.
> >
> > DonW
>
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