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What does "clean room" style mean, exactly? I've heard the term, but only in connection with semiconductor factories, I think. You're talking about software her
by vram22 11y ago
What does "clean room" style mean, exactly? I've heard the term, but only in connection with semiconductor factories, I think. You're talking about software here.
- TillE 11y agoTo avoid any hint of copyright infringement, a team reimplementing an API (or similar) must never have looked at the original code. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_room_design https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_room_design
- alcari 11y agoThe usual term is "Chinese Wall" [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_wall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_wall
- soapdog 11y agomeans a group check the source and documents. Another group never sees the code, only the documentation, and proceed to implement whatever they need being able to say that they have not used the original code. This is common in reverse engineering stuff.