Is making an AHCI driver legal?

[nexos]

Hello,
I went to get the AHCI spec from Intel, and it said that I need a license to implement it. Does that mean it is illegal if I dont have that license?
Thanks,
nexos

[Ethin]

I significantly doubt it. I believe that only applies to implementors of the hardware specification, not the software one.

[nexos]

I re-read, and looks that way too @Ethin.

[Octacone]

Yes it is legal. But anyways, nobody would give a damn even if it weren’t.

[austanss]

As a hobbyist, I seriously doubt anyone would give a ****.

If you were maintaining an OS on the scale of, say, Windows, then you could get into legal trouble (lawsuits) with Intel.

[kotovalexarian]

I'd like to note that I don't know any law in any jurisdiction that can prohibit you to just implement a driver. Some laws prohibit reverse engineering and code distribution (just use anonymous accounts).