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Erez Doron
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And who said that microsoft was really compormised, maybe this is what
thay want the world to think. maybe it can be use against Open-Source ....
"Stanislav Malyshev a.k.a Frodo" wrote:
> HBH>> Since most of Linux applications are open source - they cannot
> HBH>> say it's stolen, cause if they'll say that - then they'll have
> HBH>> to show their code and prove that it's the same...
>
> Not at all. They will claim their IP was stolen and their code, obtained
> by illegal means, was used in the development. That would be enough - see
> DVD case. Code should not be the same - as every programmer know, you can
> express same thing in thousands of different ways, that will be still same
> thing.
>
> Moreover, they don't have to prove anything. Just the fact that developers
> of project X will be engaged in legal battles instead of developing code,
> will be enough to drive volonteers and donations (especially from
> commercial entities that want to benefit from the end result) off and will
> essentially make project success very hard if possible. Professionally
> made litigation can be very powerful weapon. Especially one with
> substantial base like existance of really stolen code in the same
> direction.
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