From: David Schwartz <davids@webmaster.com>
To: Jesse Pollard <pollard@tomcat.admin.navo.hpc.mil>,
<linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Difficulties in interoperating with Windows
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 19:32:38 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020110033240.AAA23729@shell.webmaster.com@whenever> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200201091506.JAA16825@tomcat.admin.navo.hpc.mil>
>Reverse engineering is taking the published specifications, creating
>software that should function in an equivalent manner. Testing it is
>difficult since you have to be careful not to import patented/copyrighted
>algorithms. You have to compair the inputs/outputs for the software with the
>inputs/outputs of the original.
No, developing a product to meet given specifications is the ordinary sort
of forward engineering. Reverse engineering is when you attempt to determine
the specifications by looking at, taking apart, or probing the final product.
DS
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-01-10 3:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-01-09 9:37 Difficulties in interoperating with Windows Andy Jeffries
2002-01-09 15:06 ` Jesse Pollard
2002-01-09 15:28 ` Andy Jeffries
2002-01-09 16:04 ` Jesse Pollard
2002-01-09 16:29 ` Andy Jeffries
2002-01-09 19:06 ` Jesse Pollard
2002-01-09 16:22 ` Alan Cox
2002-01-09 16:34 ` Andy Jeffries
2002-01-09 17:09 ` Alan Cox
2002-01-10 8:34 ` Helge Hafting
2002-01-10 3:32 ` David Schwartz [this message]
2002-01-09 16:14 ` Anton Altaparmakov
2002-01-09 16:48 ` Jesse Pollard
2002-01-09 17:17 ` Alan Cox
2002-01-09 17:29 ` Anton Altaparmakov
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