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minus-squareTCB13@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down55·1 year agoAs if the Windows XP source code wasn’t leaked already…
minus-squareAnonTwo@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up49·1 year 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-down51·1 year agoAs long as you don’t copy code…
minus-squareMartin@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year agoIt’s enough that you have read the code before implementing an alternative to get into legal trouble.
minus-squareAnonTwo@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 year 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.
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.