14 years used to be the time for patents, not copyrights. Copyrights have always been valid for much longer than patents, and I belive the current US law is something like the life of the author plus 50 years, or some such nonsense.
> -----Original Message----- > From: solarflow99 [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 6:19 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] [BUG] FreeDOS not compatible with > escape [NEW] > > you know when it comes to licenses and patents, the SPA told > me years ago, they can only copyright software for 14 years, > after that you can leagally pir8 it:) I wonder if this still > holds true, but like you say... its abandonware so who cares. > > > > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Michael Reichenbach > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Eric Auer schrieb: > > Hi Michael, > > > >>> I do not think we should use code reversed from MS > DOS sorry. > >> I think that too but it's no problem to reverse engineer the > >> specification as long you write your own > implementation from scratch. > >> > >> Also the linux guys reverse engineered for example > the Windows > >> networking protocol and implemented it their self (samba). > > > > They checked the protocol (transferred data) not the binary. > > It is kind of more noble to just sniff network contents and > > keep the software as it is, a black box with closed source. > > > > As DOS is no server, I think it is okay to look for example > > at data structures and how they change over time. This does > > leave the binary / machine code in nice black box land :-). > > > >> You could even look into their sources for > interoperability reasons > > > > No because then I would have to "steal them" by downloading > > them from a dark source. > > You can download them tell the police/microsoft, make a > self-accusation > and see if you get sued, I highly doubt it. > > Anyway, > - the one who uploaded the ms source code violated law and his > employment contract > - the one who provides a download for the ms source > code (distribution) > is not allowed to distribute it > - the one who downloads it... What is his concrete criminal act? > > It's like writing a book, someone steals it and puts it > into public, > people grab it and read it. A stupid idea to sue them, > for what by the way? > > Even the leaked Windows source codes got revived and > the developer > didn't get sued either. There are also parts of windows > disassembled and > documented (such as the MBR) and no one ever got near to sued. > > If you scare that already you should not go outside > anytime, my risk > analysis says that your chances to die thought a flood > are higher. > > You can also simple download it and not telling it > anyone (if you > haven't done that already out of curiosity), it will be > a remaining > secret until the end of universe. > > -mr > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------- > Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex > Builder(TM) are > powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform > capabilities. Quickly and > easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the > Eclipse(TM)based development > software that enables intelligent coding and > step-through debugging. > Download the free 60 day trial. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
