>Subject: Re: Consider providing higher speed legal screen access...
>From: Tilo Christ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 20:29:47 +0100
>Hi!
>> most of my blitting code is open, found in Cube3D and Burning.
>> i would be interested in developing such a library, time is the
>> biggest factor.. not much of that available really :)
>To be honest, I wouldn't feel comfortable using the Cube3D, or Burning
>code. It is true that your code is "open", in the sense that
>everybody can look at your source code, but you are applying a rather
>deterring license.
>"The Software is owned by Aaron Ardiri. Its structure, presentation and
> source code are valuable trade secrets of Aaron Ardiri. This agreement
> does not grant you intellectual property rights in the Software."
>I think this is a real pity, since your code contains some really nice
pieces :-) >BSD/Apache License, or LGPL would be nice.
There's an excellent body of law in the USA supporting the
concept of a "Trade Secret", but in order for it to apply, you have
to make a determined attempt to keep your trade secret a secret.
Therefore when Aaron published his code, even with the disclaimer,
it ceased to be secret. I'd advise Aaron to change to another set
of legal text ASAP.
Roger Stringer
Marietta Systems, Inc.
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