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<p>OK, now I've got it. I believe this reverse-engineering may have
also happened for TSU's on the 36 bit line. It is now
specifically outlawed by the Digital Millennium Act, but that
hackery undoubtedly predated it. One assumes that it was
contractually precluded.<br>
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<p>But I still find this particular financial speculation
compelling; cash flow in new (younger than a decade) small
companies can be a significant driver for certain kinds of
decisions unless they are prodigiously funded (perhaps by VC).
OpenVMS x86_64 may or may not generate a certain amount of
revenue; there is clearly risk there. However, right now, it's
not generating <u>anything</u>, is costing resources and hhas yet
to be delivered.</p>
<p>Hence it follows that a bean counter might be looking around for,
you know, beans... That could also drive actions on discovery of
non-VSI issued PAK's. I do not have an informed opinion on PAK
tracking nor VSI funding, VC or otherwise.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/7/20 2:07 PM, Dave McGuire wrote:<br>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">On 3/7/20 2:04 PM, Thomas DeBellis wrote:
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">I guess I must be confused and have been unclear. If the PAK isn't VSI
generated, isn't that the same thing?
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Semantics..
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">I had been thinking reverse
engineering the PAK, but didn't state that as Ihad been musing that
stubs could be easier.
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But reverse-engineering the PAKs has already been done, decades ago.
-Dave
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