Exactly. Which is why there are conspiracy theories going around that MS leaked the code on purpose for just that reason.
Either way, you're much better off if you at least know that you've never looked at their source. On Fri, 2004-02-13 at 11:25, Karthik Poobalasubramanian wrote: > >MS would > > try and prove that you did use their IP. > now that part of their NT & 2k codes are in the open, I wonder if it really > matters to microsoft if you really did or didn't look into their source code. > Microsoft could still argue that your did see the code and used their IP in > your software. I am not saying that they would do it but its just a > possibility. They still have your code (and comments) as open source and they > could use it to their advantage if they make a IP infringement claim again > you(just like sco is doing now). > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
