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<LI><em>From</em>: "Travis S. Casey" <<A HREF="mailto:efindel#io,com">efindel#io,com</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 11:18:58 -0600 (EST)</LI>
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On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, Ben Greear wrote:
> "Travis S. Casey" wrote:
> > And if you borrow as much as one line of code from any GPLed program, your
> > program is bound by the GPL -- so someone who, say, lifts the socket code
> > from a GPLed program and modifies it for their server is bound by it.
>
> I think thats a bit extreme. I'm sure we all have a line of code that
> says something like: int i = 0;
That's the difference between theory and practice. In theory, copyright
protects against *any* copying. In practice, to prove copyright
infringement, it has to be proven that you pulled something from their
work. To sue someone over an "int i = 0;" in a program would be like
suing someone for "He said" in a novel -- it's such a common construct
that no one could take it seriously.
> As for select loops, I don't know. You can always rip out their code
> and write your own loop if some (zealot) calls you on something like that.
> As someone else mentioned, there are only so many ways to write a select loop...
From a legal standpoint, the same thing applies -- select loops are such a
common construct that any vaguely competent lawyer would rip a suit based
on one to shreds. However, copying from GPLed programs can still pose a
problem on a moral or ethical level -- I personally avoid using GPLed
programs as references when writing my own programs, for that reason.
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00346" HREF="msg00346.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</A></strong>,
Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Thu 18 Nov 1999, 07:34 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00357" HREF="msg00357.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</A></strong>,
Travis S. Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#io,com">efindel#io,com</a>, Thu 18 Nov 1999, 17:01 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00372" HREF="msg00372.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</A></strong>,
Greg Miller <a href="mailto:gmiller#classic-games,com">gmiller#classic-games,com</a>, Thu 18 Nov 1999, 19:36 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00390" HREF="msg00390.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</A></strong>,
Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Fri 19 Nov 1999, 01:17 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00393" HREF="msg00393.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</A></strong>,
Travis S. Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#io,com">efindel#io,com</a>, Fri 19 Nov 1999, 18:26 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00377" HREF="msg00377.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#cp,net">claw#cp,net</a>, Thu 18 Nov 1999, 21:10 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00260" HREF="msg00260.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</A></strong>,
cg <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Tue 16 Nov 1999, 02:37 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00267" HREF="msg00267.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</A></strong>,
Ilya, Game Commandos <a href="mailto:Ilya#gamecommandos,com">Ilya#gamecommandos,com</a>, Tue 16 Nov 1999, 05:40 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00271" HREF="msg00271.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</A></strong>,
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