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by robinsoh 1396 days ago
> The only thing I can verify myself is that waveform data from e-ink is overzealously copyrighted and protected,

Could you share some evidence for this and exactly what you mean by "waveform data"? Thank you.
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AshamedCaptain 1394 days ago
I mean the .fw/.ihex files, you have really not seen them?

They are not redistributable, and eInk DMCAs attempts at hosting them; you have to get from your existing firmware. It's not simple to just reverse them since they vary on the temperature. I mean, there is now free code for driving most eink controllers, but not free replacements for these files, as far as I know.

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robinsoh 1389 days ago
> I mean the .fw/.ihex files, you have really not seen them?

Not from E Ink. .fw is from Freescale. Never seen any .ihex E Ink waveform data file. Could you point to an actual example since you seem to imply it is very common?

> They are not redistributable, and eInk DMCAs attempts at hosting them;

Could you show me an eInk DMCA?

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