On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:11 PM, David Rees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 6:34 PM, dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> the rync algorythm is actually part of the GPL code released by Andrew >> Tridgell. > > Yes, it is, but you can not Copyright algorithms, and you can't > protect them from reverse engineering. You can patent an algorithm, > but I know of no such patents on the algorithms used by rsync (not > that I've looked).
A reference for my claim: http://www.iusmentis.com/copyright/software/protection/ -Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
