Re: Source code with no (explicit) licence

[Brian Behlendorf <brian@collab.net>]

Erm, is an API-for-API copy of a program taint-free?  Given DJB's scant
documentation, can one actually replicate it clean-room, without looking
at the source code?

Though I'd bet DJB would really only get up in arms about it if you called
it "freeqmail" or something.

	Brian

On Mon, 16 Oct 2000, Joseph Carter wrote:
> Go for it - each module of qmail is in and of itself very (VERY) simple
> and discrete.  Produce one module at a time and replace the equivalent
> qmail module with it.  When you have it all working stable together,
> release it under the GPL and watch DJB's face for the flash of pure rage
> and hatred ....
> 
> Ahhh, it would be so nice to see...
> 
> 

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