Julien BLACHE wrote: > JKD <j...@jkdsoft.cjb.net> wrote: > > Hi, > > >>I'm writting a program to control hp scanjet 3970 (at this momment I can >>not call it 'backend') using reverse engineering to a windows library >>provided by HP. And I have a doubt. Due to the structure of the program >>is similar to functions debugged in the library... could I have any >>legal problems with HP? Could exist any problem in making GPL any code >>derived from aplying reverse engineering to a copyrighted library? > > > HP strongly supports Linux, and usually help as much as they can.
eh, really? I haven't seen much evidence of support to w.r.t. scanners. > I don't think they'd go after you for writing a backend for the > 3970. You could even try to ask them for the specs, although I don't > know what their policy is in this regard. (in such companies the right > hand tends to ignore what the left hand does, so...) > > JB. >
