• Martin@feddit.nu
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      15
      ·
      9 个月前

      It’s enough that you have read the code before implementing an alternative to get into legal trouble.

          • TCB13@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            1
            arrow-down
            15
            ·
            edit-2
            9 个月前

            What happened in the past was lazy developers cutting corners and effetely copying code and thinking that by switching a few variable names and the order of some operators they would get around the problem.

        • AnonTwo@kbin.social
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          12
          ·
          9 个月前

          ?? Historically it’s been an issue where you need to prove you didn’t do it, because otherwise the companies would bury you in legal fees trying to defend yourself. You’re like…trying to argue an alternate universe to how this normally plays out.