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freely_available_systems [2014/12/24 04:10]
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freely_available_systems [2016/03/24 18:45]
justinkerk [Freely Available Systems] commercial use of MESS itself is now allowed
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 ====== Freely Available Systems ====== ====== Freely Available Systems ======
  
-The following systems supported by MESS have had permission granted by their respective copyright owners for free distribution of the system ROMs (and sometimes other software as well). Note that such permission generally does not extend to third-party software or add-ons, and usually still prohibits commercial use (which is also prohibited by the [[license|MESS license]]). Please read the individual permission letters for specifics and consult an actual lawyer before relying on anything.+The following systems supported by MESS have had permission granted by their respective copyright owners for free distribution of the system ROMs (and sometimes other software as well). Note that such permission generally does not extend to third-party software or add-ons, and usually still prohibits commercial use. Please read the individual permission letters for specifics and consult an actual lawyer before relying on anything.
  
 ===== Amstrad / Sinclar ===== ===== Amstrad / Sinclar =====
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 ====== PENDING ====== ====== PENDING ======
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 +===== Myarc Geneve 9640 =====
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 +According to Michael Zapf, everything belonging to the Geneve 9640 (Boot EPROM and Geneve OS) Myarc Inc. transferred all rights to a third party by a buy-out in the nineties and these current active maintainers gave their consent to redistribution.
  
 ===== Texas Instruments TI-99/4A and TI-99/8 ===== ===== Texas Instruments TI-99/4A and TI-99/8 =====