FYI, I asked the question on debian-legal (no answer yet).
http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2012/07/msg00012.html
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Archive:
http://lists.debian.o
On Fri, Jul 06, 2012 at 11:35:34AM +0200, Christophe-Marie Duquesne wrote:
> I take the
> header of the closed-source library, wipe out the comments and
(...)
In that case I see no doubt that you start from the closed-source work.
I have read other comments in this thread suggesting different app
Roger Leigh writes:
> To avoid any implication that anything from the headers has been copied,
> why not just use the output of "nm [-D]". This is the interface that
> programs use to link with the library, and is what you need to provide
> as a drop-in replacement.
I'm also not a lawyer, and y
> PS: the project in question is more a "proxy" towards the closed
> source library than a real reimplementation, but technically I
> actually reimplement every function of their header. If you are
> interested, it is hosted here [2].
In addition to the debian-legal list, you might want to speak
Christophe-Marie Duquesne writes:
> On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 2:40 PM, Roger Leigh wrote:
>> To avoid any implication that anything from the headers has been
>> copied, why not just use the output of "nm [-D]". This is the
>> interface that programs use to link with the library, and is
>> what you
On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 2:40 PM, Roger Leigh wrote:
> To avoid any implication that anything from the headers has been
> copied, why not just use the output of "nm [-D]". This is the
> interface that programs use to link with the library, and is
> what you need to provide as a drop-in replacement.
On Fri, Jul 06, 2012 at 11:35:34AM +0200, Christophe-Marie Duquesne wrote:
> I want the libary to be a fully compatible runtime and compile-time
> replacement for the closed-source one, so I have no choice but to use
> the exact same symbol names in my header. What I do is I take the
> header of th
On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Gergely Nagy
wrote:
> If it is a proxy, then it is not a reimplementation. That you add a
> wrapper for every function, doesn't matter, you still call the original.
Yes, it is meant to be a proxy.
> If it would be a reimplementation, the best course of action woul
On 07/06/2012 01:22 PM, Gergely Nagy wrote:
> Christophe-Marie Duquesne writes:
>
>> I am the author of an opensource library that reimplements a
>> closed-source library.
> [...]
>> PS: the project in question is more a "proxy" towards the closed
>> source library than a real reimplementation, b
Christophe-Marie Duquesne writes:
> I am the author of an opensource library that reimplements a
> closed-source library.
[...]
> PS: the project in question is more a "proxy" towards the closed
> source library than a real reimplementation, but technically I
> actually reimplement every function
On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Nicolas Bourdaud
wrote:
> I think the best would be to ask on the dedicated mailing list:
> debian-le...@lists.debian.org
Hi,
I did not know about debian-legal. I'll ask there.
Thank you!
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org
wit
Hi,
On 06/07/2012 11:58, Christophe-Marie Duquesne wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Andrey Rahmatullin wrote:
>> We are not lawyers, but see the recent Google v. Oracle lawsuit.
>> Of course that's only USA law and USA court, but you cannot get one answer
>> for the whole world.
>
>
>
On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Andrey Rahmatullin wrote:
> We are not lawyers, but see the recent Google v. Oracle lawsuit.
> Of course that's only USA law and USA court, but you cannot get one answer
> for the whole world.
I completely understand that there are no lawyers on this mailing list
On Fri, Jul 06, 2012 at 11:35:34AM +0200, Christophe-Marie Duquesne wrote:
> I want the libary to be a fully compatible runtime and compile-time
> replacement for the closed-source one, so I have no choice but to use
> the exact same symbol names in my header. What I do is I take the
> header of th
Hi,
I am the author of an opensource library that reimplements a
closed-source library.
I want the libary to be a fully compatible runtime and compile-time
replacement for the closed-source one, so I have no choice but to use
the exact same symbol names in my header. What I do is I take the
heade
15 matches
Mail list logo
