> Therefore, if after reading this post, you independently rediscover the algorithms presented here, that’s ok, but you must still license your “independent red

> Therefore, if after reading this post, you independently rediscover the algorithms presented here, that’s ok, but you must still license your “independent rediscovery” under the Gnu GPL-2.0 license, and cite the sources (for instance this post). This also applies if that rediscovery happens in the future, including in zero, one or more years. That's not how copyrights work.