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What about clean room reverse engineering?

What about this?

https://github.com/Cobra-Kao/ipc2581_to_odb
On Sep 10, 2015 6:48 PM, "Mark Roszko" <mark.roszko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Nope, you don't have to advertise for Mentor Graphics
>
> Here are the terms:
>
> 4. PROMOTION.
>
> Participant agrees to promote the integration between the ODB++ Format
> and the Participant Products by: (i) joining the ODB++ Solutions
> Alliance as a “solutions development partnering” member, via the ODB++
> Website, including providing a quote about Participant’s ODB++ Format
> implementation for use in Mentor Graphics’ promotional materials and
> on the ODB++ Website; (ii) allowing Mentor Graphics to use
> Participant’s logo in Mentor Graphics promotional materials and on the
> ODB++ Website; (iii) including a brief factual statement on the ODB++
> Format implementation in Participant’s promotional materials and a
> link from Participant’s website to the ODB++ Website; (iv) making a
> visible acknowledgement in the Participant’s Products (user-interface
> and documentation) of the support received from Mentor Graphics under
> this Agreement for the implementation of the ODB++ Format; and (v)
> agreeing to the publication by Mentor Graphics of the existence of
> Participant’s membership in the ODB++ Solutions Alliance.
>
>
>
>
> I highly doubt Altium and Cadence (both large EDA developers) would be
> supporting ODB++ if they have to advertise their competitor. Its just
> really slapping the logo on the supported products page for ODB++ and
> some marketing FUD for ODB++ because they really want it to take off
> for some reason.
> http://www.odb-sa.com/partners/
>
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