Hi Martin, 2016-01-23 18:41 GMT+01:00 Martin Pool <m...@sourcefrog.net>: > It seems like yajsync is a reimplementation of rsync's protocol by looking > at the GPL'd C rsync source, but it doesn't actually include any code from > rsync. Is that right?
Yes correct, it is a complete rewrite in Java. Most of it is completely different, only some small parts of the actual code is actually similar to the original. > In that case I think the yajsync authors are welcome to use whatever licence > they think fit. > > If it was a line-by-line translation or a mere obfuscation of the existing > code that might be different. OK, but I am hesitant about this anyway, but I might very well be wrong. > > I don't consider the protocol copyrighted or restricted by the GPL. Agreed, the protocol is not copyrighted but the code is, and the code the only specification there is at the moment. > As for why am I not on this list? It's been a long time! I just got > interested in other things. Thanks for input! -- Per Lundqvist -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
