Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 16 Apr 1998 18:19:26 -0400 (EDT) | From | <> | Subject | Re: Re[2]: beos-bootloader? (fwd) |
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On Thu, 16 Apr 1998, Mike Kilburn wrote:
> > Furthermore, even if they did not *copy* code in the kernel proper.. I'de > > like to know what *ideas* they borrowed.. :) (i.e. they didn't just take > > the code, but they took the concept).. > > I have often wondered about this regarding GPL code. I have studied so much > GPLed code I cant help but use it this way when I program non-free software. > Does that violate the GPL? Does just the act of re-typing the code make it > your own? Its not possible to forget a clever programming technique once > you have seen it in some GPL source code so what can you do?
Stop programming propritary software.. :)
Actually, I dont think that copyright really can cover an IDEA.. And I hope we all agree that software patents are *EVIL*.. :)
I'd like to see an RMS rant on this topic.. He's always so intresting and informative.
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