Re: [fpc-devel] Re: copyright infringement in FPC code
Neil Graham a écrit : On Tue, 2007-11-13 at 18:10 +0700, Bee wrote: Maybe we should start some kind of code legality check. Like what had been done by ReactOS a few months ago against Windows' code. This tool might helps us review FPC's and Lazarus' code against Delphi code (or other as well?). Wouldn't it be more efficient to write to Borland (or whatever they call themselves this week). say something like (but not exactly like, I'm just rambling here); we have endeavoured to produce code that does not violate any copyrights, but as a collaborative project it is difficult to guarantee the work of all contributors. We would like to arrange a liaison in order that should any copyright violations be discovered we can correct the situation as soon as possible. It may mean an easy and acceptable solution. They may just say no. Then again it may be like drawing the gaze of the eye of mordor. I don't think it is a good idea. In case of a court sue, it could be used by Borland lawyers, See, at that time they already acknowledged the possibility to be guilty. I strongly doubt that Borland/Codegear will sue the FPC team (even in case of copyright infringement). It would be a very bad advertisement campaign. In fact, I think the best for them is to do what they are doing: * A free Turbo Delphi (so that beginners make use of it instead of using Lazarus/FPC). * Fuzzy threats like the one reported in this thread (so that companies make use of Delphi instead of Lazarus/FPC). Here, the threat is much more efficient than the attack. mm http://www.ellipsa.net ___ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel
Re: [fpc-devel] Re: copyright infringement in FPC code
On Wed, 2007-11-14 at 16:05 +0100, mm wrote: Neil Graham a écrit : It may mean an easy and acceptable solution. They may just say no. Then again it may be like drawing the gaze of the eye of mordor. I don't think it is a good idea. In case of a court sue, it could be used by Borland lawyers, See, at that time they already acknowledged the possibility to be guilty. Yeah, I thought about that. It's just sad to become part of the same world where hospitals refuse to give out medical records to patients in case they are sued. [sigh] remember when talking about things was a solution. [fairly off topic now I must say] ___ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel
[fpc-devel] Re: copyright infringement in FPC code
The software used between the Linux and Minix case was SIM. It seems to be quite cleaver software and hope we can use it too.. quote The software similarity tester SIM version 2.12 [ftp://ftp.cs.vu.nl/pub/dick/similarity_tester] was used for source code comparison. /quote I got that information from this website: http://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/brown/codecomparison/alexey.html Regards, - Graeme - On 13/11/2007, Graeme Geldenhuys [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For those that don't follow the Lazarus mailing list. It was brought to our attention by a ex-Borland employee (Steve Trefethen), that FPC contains some stolen code from Delphi. Especially Delphi 4 5. ___ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel
Re: [fpc-devel] Re: copyright infringement in FPC code
The software used between the Linux and Minix case was SIM. It seems to be quite cleaver software and hope we can use it too.. Maybe we should start some kind of code legality check. Like what had been done by ReactOS a few months ago against Windows' code. This tool might helps us review FPC's and Lazarus' code against Delphi code (or other as well?). -Bee- has Bee.ography at: http://beeography.wordpress.com ___ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel
Re: [fpc-devel] Re: copyright infringement in FPC code
On Tue, 2007-11-13 at 18:10 +0700, Bee wrote: Maybe we should start some kind of code legality check. Like what had been done by ReactOS a few months ago against Windows' code. This tool might helps us review FPC's and Lazarus' code against Delphi code (or other as well?). Wouldn't it be more efficient to write to Borland (or whatever they call themselves this week). say something like (but not exactly like, I'm just rambling here); we have endeavoured to produce code that does not violate any copyrights, but as a collaborative project it is difficult to guarantee the work of all contributors. We would like to arrange a liaison in order that should any copyright violations be discovered we can correct the situation as soon as possible. It may mean an easy and acceptable solution. They may just say no. Then again it may be like drawing the gaze of the eye of mordor. ___ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel
Re: [fpc-devel] Re: copyright infringement in FPC code
It may mean an easy and acceptable solution. They may just say no. It's the very possibility since they think we're the 'bad' guys. ;) -Bee- has Bee.ography at: http://beeography.wordpress.com ___ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel
