> > Furthermore, even if they did not *copy* code in the kernel proper.. I'de
> > like to know what *ideas* they borrowed.. :) (i.e. they didn't just take
> > the code, but they took the concept)..
>
> I have often wondered about this regarding GPL code. I have studied so much
> GPLed code I cant help but use it this way when I program non-free software.
> Does that violate the GPL? Does just the act of re-typing the code make it
> your own? Its not possible to forget a clever programming technique once
> you have seen it in some GPL source code so what can you do?
Stop programming propritary software.. :)
Actually, I dont think that copyright really can cover an IDEA.. And I
hope we all agree that software patents are *EVIL*.. :)
I'd like to see an RMS rant on this topic.. He's always so intresting and
informative.
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