Agreed. The web site claims the NDA is necessary so they can ensure strict
comformance to the i2o standard, and control the i2o-{ready,compliant}
marketing phrases.
A free licence to anyone meeting publicly available comformance tests would
achieve the same effect, though. As you say, the real reason is so they
can keep their grip on the market.
Tet
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