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minus-squareElsie@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-22 years agoFrom what I’ve heard they used some assembly code directly for very low level functions.
minus-squareTCB13@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down55·2 years agoAs if the Windows XP source code wasn’t leaked already…
minus-squareAnonTwo@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up49·2 years agoThat’s…not a legal excuse. In fact that’;s an open and shut end to a project if you’re caught doing it.
minus-squareTCB13@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down51·2 years agoAs long as you don’t copy code…
minus-squareMartin@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 years agoIt’s enough that you have read the code before implementing an alternative to get into legal trouble.
minus-squareAnonTwo@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 years ago?? Historically it’s been an issue where you need to prove you didn’t do it, because otherwise the companies would bury you in legal fees trying to defend yourself. You’re like…trying to argue an alternate universe to how this normally plays out.
From what I’ve heard they used some assembly code directly for very low level functions.
As if the Windows XP source code wasn’t leaked already…
That’s…not a legal excuse.
In fact that’;s an open and shut end to a project if you’re caught doing it.
As long as you don’t copy code…
It’s enough that you have read the code before implementing an alternative to get into legal trouble.
Good luck proving that.
?? Historically it’s been an issue where you need to prove you didn’t do it, because otherwise the companies would bury you in legal fees trying to defend yourself. You’re like…trying to argue an alternate universe to how this normally plays out.