Also, we can consider a case much closer to software: reverse engineering. Sometimes reverse engineering is done through the elaborate clean-room process. Why would people do that if just changing the language (so not using assembly, I guess) would be enough to avoid copyright problems?
On 9/1/26 19:41, Jaro Reinders 'j.s.reinders at posteo.net' wrote: >> building dimilar code for a similar task in a >> different language is definitely not infringing unless its also copying all >> the text from the source application like some sort of text rpg. > What if we compare this to literature? Surely a translation of a book into > another language is still considered a derivative work, even if it reuses none > of the “literal text”. > > _______________________________________________ ghc-devs mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
