From: Hans Reiser <reiser@namesys.com>
To: Quinn Harris <reiserfs-list@quinnh.org>
Cc: reiserfs-list@namesys.com
Subject: Re: implementing reiserfs in C++ for a new OS
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 12:51:26 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4119273E.1040104@namesys.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200408101312.48888.reiserfs-list@quinnh.org>
Quinn Harris wrote:
>ReiserFS is a copyrighted work distributed under a GPL license and possibly
>others as the copyright holder Hans Reiser sees fit. Copyright law protects
>an expression of an idea, as in the actual code, not the idea itself.
>
Yes, but it protects the expression not just in every literal word, but
in the sense of it. Look at the lawsuits over ripping off movie script
writers.
Taking the essence of our expression, and transforming it into C++ and
Indian, will not avoid infringement of our copyright. Our documentation
is as protected as the source code, probably more so, because we
haven't GPL'd everything on the website.
I don't really understand why he doesn't license it from us or adhere to
the GPL if it is going to be free as he describes.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-08-10 19:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 58+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-08-07 13:11 implementing reiserfs in C++ for a new OS Ramachandra K
2004-08-07 14:54 ` Redeeman
2004-08-07 15:05 ` Dr. Giovanni A. Orlando
2004-08-07 15:11 ` Redeeman
2004-08-07 17:51 ` Hans Reiser
2004-08-09 14:36 ` Ramachandra K
2004-08-09 14:52 ` Dr. Giovanni A. Orlando
2004-08-09 15:09 ` Marcelo Pacheco
2004-08-09 15:12 ` mjt
2004-08-09 15:22 ` Dr. Giovanni A. Orlando
2004-08-09 15:35 ` mjt
2004-08-09 17:01 ` Chris Dukes
2004-08-09 17:24 ` mjt
2004-08-10 5:26 ` Ramachandra K
2004-08-10 19:12 ` Quinn Harris
2004-08-10 19:51 ` Hans Reiser [this message]
2004-08-10 21:19 ` mjt
2004-08-10 22:05 ` Hans Reiser
2004-08-11 4:54 ` Spam
2004-08-11 6:08 ` Hans Reiser
2004-08-11 10:11 ` Nikita Danilov
2004-08-11 16:43 ` Hans Reiser
2004-08-11 16:47 ` mjt
2004-08-11 16:55 ` Nikita Danilov
2004-08-11 17:36 ` Hans Reiser
2004-08-11 17:42 ` Dr. Giovanni A. Orlando
2004-08-11 17:44 ` Nikita Danilov
2004-08-11 20:40 ` Dr. Giovanni A. Orlando
2004-08-11 23:12 ` Hans Reiser
2004-08-11 17:16 ` Chris Dukes
2004-08-11 17:26 ` Nikita Danilov
2004-08-11 17:40 ` mjt
2004-08-11 17:42 ` Hans Reiser
2004-08-11 17:16 ` Alex Zarochentsev
2004-08-11 17:42 ` Hans Reiser
2004-08-11 20:21 ` Spam
2004-08-12 14:44 ` mjt
2004-08-11 7:39 ` mjt
2004-08-11 7:51 ` Hans Reiser
2004-08-11 8:01 ` mjt
2004-08-11 8:10 ` Dr. Giovanni A. Orlando
2004-08-11 8:28 ` Hans Reiser
2004-08-11 9:00 ` mjt
2004-08-11 9:44 ` Dr. Giovanni A. Orlando
2004-08-11 9:55 ` Rudy L. Zijlstra
2004-08-11 10:18 ` Nikita Danilov
2004-08-11 16:51 ` Hans Reiser
2004-08-11 10:54 ` mjt
2004-08-11 11:07 ` Christophe Saout
2004-08-11 12:12 ` Dr. Giovanni A. Orlando
2004-08-11 12:39 ` mjt
2004-08-11 13:04 ` Dr. Giovanni A. Orlando
2004-08-11 13:21 ` mjt
2004-08-11 23:22 ` Tom Vier
2004-08-12 14:47 ` mjt
2004-08-11 22:04 ` David Greaves
2004-08-09 15:17 ` Jonathan Briggs
[not found] <20040808020024.746D415C29@mail03.powweb.com>
2004-08-08 2:11 ` David Dabbs
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