Neil Graham a écrit :
On Tue, 2007-11-13 at 18:10 +0700, Bee wrote:
Maybe we should start some kind of code legality check. Like what had
been done by ReactOS a few months ago against Windows' code. This tool
might helps us review FPC's and Lazarus' code against Delphi code (or
other as well?).
Wouldn't it be more efficient to write to Borland (or whatever they call
themselves this week).
say something like (but not exactly like, I'm just rambling here);
we have endeavoured to produce code that does not violate any
copyrights, but as a collaborative project it is difficult to guarantee
the work of all contributors. We would like to arrange a liaison in
order that should any copyright violations be discovered we can correct
the situation as soon as possible.
It may mean an easy and acceptable solution. They may just say no.
Then again it may be like drawing the gaze of the eye of mordor.
I don't think it is a good idea. In case of a court sue, it could be
used by Borland lawyers, "See, at that time they already acknowledged
the possibility to be guilty".
I strongly doubt that Borland/Codegear will sue the FPC team (even in
case of copyright infringement). It would be a very bad advertisement
campaign. In fact, I think the best for them is to do what they are
doing:
* A free Turbo Delphi (so that beginners make use of it instead of
using Lazarus/FPC).
* Fuzzy threats like the one reported in this thread (so that
companies make use of Delphi instead of Lazarus/FPC). Here, the
threat is much more efficient than the attack.
mm
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