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Re: Legal stuf, GPL, ...



Ely Levy wrote:

> The whole point of GPL is the fact you MUST realse the source code,
> and that anyone can change/add/distribute it as long as they release the
> source code with it.
> futhermore any code based on GPL code much be GPL as well..
> The only thing you can do is reserve engineer the code (which is not
> really hard when you have the source) and write it again.

you meen reverse engineer ;-)

no, you are wrong. reverse engineering a code you have a soure to may
resault in reproducing the same
code or other same things unintentionly. so to leagly reverse engineer, you
need it done by two entities:
one looks at the original product and writes what it does, and the other -
read the output of the first one and
build a new product by this.

(this was the way the rom-bios of the ibm-pc were reverse engineered (i
think  it was by compaq).

regards
erez

>
> But since you enjoy other free GPL product why being egoist and not
> releasing the source in the first place?
>
> Ely Levy
> System group
> Hebrew University
> Jerusalem Israel
>
> On Tue, 4 Jan 2000, Alex Rier wrote:
>
> |  Hi,
> |
> |  I consider to develop a commercial product for Linux.
> |
> |  1. I'm going to use GPL licensed development tools.
> |  2. I consider to incorporate into my code GPL licensed pieces of
> |  software.
> |  3. I'm NOT going to provide source code for my software.
> |
> |  Is it legal?
> |  What can be done?
> |
> |  Alex Rier              |
> |  System Administrator   | Tel:     +972-52-442549
> |  Breakthrough Ltd.      | FAX:     +972-3-5364060
> |  http://www.breakt.co.il| mailto:alex@breakt.co.il
> |
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