If you re-implement the code using only the published API without referencing the old code was ruled legal in the Google re-implementation of JAVA. Google experienced problems due to incompatibilities between versions of Java, so this was their fix.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_LLC_v._Oracle_America,_Inc. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/18-956_d18f.pdf On Wed, Nov 23, 2022 at 12:09 PM Tony Harminc <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, 22 Nov 2022 at 19:47, Bill Johnson < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Reverse engineering to get the source code is illegal. > > > > That's a remarkably broad and unsubstantiated claim. > > Tony H. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
