From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Hans Reiser Subject: Re: implementing reiserfs in C++ for a new OS Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 12:51:26 -0700 Message-ID: <4119273E.1040104@namesys.com> References: <71d3364904080706112e72fb6b@mail.gmail.com> <20040809172437.GP1284@nysv.org> <71d3364904080922267e8c14af@mail.gmail.com> <200408101312.48888.reiserfs-list@quinnh.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Errors-To: flx@namesys.com In-Reply-To: <200408101312.48888.reiserfs-list@quinnh.org> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: Quinn Harris Cc: reiserfs-list@namesys.com 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.