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> how would this be different from me reading GPL code to learn how to do something, and then rewriting it in my own words? No different - that is also not all
by jen20 4y ago
> how would this be different from me reading GPL code to learn how to do something, and then rewriting it in my own words?
No different - that is also not allowed. The idea of clean room reverse engineering exists exactly for this reason.
- nathanielarmer 4y agoDo you have a source for that claim? My understanding is the GPL based on copyright - and that copyright only protects a specific expression, not a general idea or concept. To suggest that if something is copyrighted, humans cannot learn from it and generate thier own material seems to be absurd.