Peter 'p2' De Schrijver writes: > I was more thinking of someone reading the existing firmware sources, > writing a spec and a second person/group implementing the new free > firmware based on the spec. AFAICS the implementors and the spec writers > should be different people/groups.
You can do that if you expect the authors of the existing sources to sue and want an absolutely bulletproof case, but it isn't legally necessary. > Or do you think it would be ok if the same people read the existing > non-free sources and reimplement its functionality in a new free > firmware? As long as they don't copy any protected code you'll be fine. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
