On Tue, Jul 06, 2004 at 06:02:36PM +0800, Bopolissimus X Platypus wrote: > does anyone have links to the protocol spec? i suggested to a former > OJT that, for her senior project, she might reverse engineer the > protocol and then write a java implementation. we looked at some > ethereal output and it didn't seem too complicated (although, > authentication information is plaintext! whose fault is that?!). > > she decided on a different (more pure CS) senior project though. if > anyone here has clout with some good undergrads, maybe they could > reverse engineer the protocol and then write an implementation. > > i'd do it for fun, but i won't have a lot of free time for months :-(
Hrmm... this is VERY interesting, particularly because I'm still a CS undergrad, in desperate need of an interesting and doable thesis topic that I can finally put my heart into... something I won't keep putting off for tomorrow. I have one and only one question. Assuming I reverse engineer the protocol specification using traffic sniffing tools and don't mess around with the Chikka binary by disassembling it or somehow illegally getting a copy of the code or anything like that, what will the legal implications of writing a GPL'd GNU/Linux Chikka client be? Any thoughts? --> Jijo -- Federico Sevilla III : jijo.free.net.ph : When we speak of free software GNU/Linux Specialist : GnuPG 0x93B746BE : we refer to freedom, not price. ______________________________________________________ True Computer Science Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#CompSci @ irc.free.net.ph) http://lists.free.net.ph/mailman/listinfo/compsci Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
