Re: Bug#247802: ITP: libfasttrack-gift -- giFT plugin for the fastrack network

[Dan Weber <dan@mirrorlynx.com>]

Bartosz Fenski aka fEnIo wrote:
> On Sun, May 23, 2004 at 11:38:17AM -0400, Dan Weber wrote:
>
> > The reason why libfasttrack-gift has never been placed into debian is 
> > because it doesn't even qualify non-free.  Debian could be sued for 
> > this, and other reasons due to its reverse engineering.
>
>
> May I ask you in which country reverse-engineering for compatibility is
> forbidden?
>
> I'm just curious, because it is legal in Poland, but only for
> compatibility reasons, and I guess this situation fits this.
Specifically, I recall someone saying that the algorithm used by Sherman 
Networks is Copyrighted.  Even though the upstream is reverse 
engineering it, I don't think its legal to use.

Dan Weber

> regards
> fEnIo

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