Re: psmisc and POSIX compliance
Scripsit csmall@enc.com.au (Craig Small)
> Can I implement these features, using my own code and not having seen a
> POSIX implementation, without causing any problems for me (which I don't
> mind that much) and for Debian (which I mind a lot).
Yes. There is no such thing as copyright on features or interfaces
(see Lotus vs Borland, etc). As long as you don't reuse text from
the proprietary POSIX specifications for *documenting* your
implementation, there will be no problem.
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Generelt kan der ikke peges på databehandlingsopgaver af
en sådan størrelsesorden og af en karaktér, som berettiger
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