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If someone were to break Microsoft licensing terms and give me a copy of windows code Then if I read that and built my own understanding Then if I used that k
by midasuni 4y ago
If someone were to break Microsoft licensing terms and give me a copy of windows code
Then if I read that and built my own understanding
Then if I used that knowledge to implement my own version of windows that was compatible with Microsoft’s and distributed it under my own license
Would that be legal?
WINE etc are built in clean room environments for good reasons.
- fsflover 4y agoThis. It shouldn't matter whether copyright violation was generated by a human brain or via an instrument (AI). ReactOS developers also rely on clean room approach: https://reactos.org/wiki/ReactOS_FAQ#Is_ReactOS_based_on_Microsoft_Windows.E2.84.A2_original_source_code.3F https://reactos.org/wiki/ReactOS_FAQ#Is_ReactOS_based_on_Mic...
- aap_ 4y agoYou can find the Windows XP source code publicly on github right now. So I'm not sure how serious MS actually is about this...