Microsoft source code releases - a danger to Wine?
Patrik Stridvall
ps at leissner.se
Sun Jul 22 04:34:07 CDT 2001
> > Worse yet: If we coincidentally use similar code to theirs,
> how can we
> > prove we haven't looked at their code? If I were paranoid,
> I'd say the
> > single purpose of releasing the source was to get wine in trouble.
>
> It's not paranoia when they really are out to get you!
Perhaps not, but do you really have proof that they are out to get you? :-)
Seriously, I think you should calm down, getting to upset will
do you no good.
> IANAL, but distribution has been limited enough to this point
> that they
> would probably have to show some plausible manner in which
> the exposure
> could have occured. That's why I think wider distribution increases
> the vigilance required.
The burden of proof is still on Microsoft, not us.
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