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Of course, a cleanroom procedure is a given in this case. History has shown that it is entirely possible though - see ReactOS for one very public example. But
by franga2000 5y ago
Of course, a cleanroom procedure is a given in this case. History has shown that it is entirely possible though - see ReactOS for one very public example.
But also, not everyone cares. See game modders who routinely use source code leaks to make game patches. I'm not talking about big companies that want nvidia would want to sue, but individuals and small groups, who are not a big enough target and would likely remain anonymous anyways.
- Qub3d 5y agoReactOS isn't necessarily the best example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20341933 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20341933
- jmholla 5y agoThat thread goes on to describe several very plausible reasons that a clean room implementation could have resulted in all of the coincidences the commenter pointed out.