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minus-squareTCB13@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down74·10 months agoStill ReactOS performs better in basic Win32 APIs… makes no sense.
minus-squareAnonTwo@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up46arrow-down1·edit-210 months agoHasn’t ReactOS been accused of using code that was not reverse-engineered multiple times? If they became too big MS would probably just sue them.
minus-squareElsie@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-210 months agoFrom what I’ve heard they used some assembly code directly for very low level functions.
minus-squareTCB13@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down58·10 months agoAs if the Windows XP source code wasn’t leaked already…
minus-squareAnonTwo@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up53·10 months agoThat’s…not a legal excuse. In fact that’;s an open and shut end to a project if you’re caught doing it.
minus-squareTCB13@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down55·10 months agoAs long as you don’t copy code…
minus-squareMartin@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up15·10 months agoIt’s enough that you have read the code before implementing an alternative to get into legal trouble.
minus-square𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·10 months agoIt’s happened in the past and is easier than you might think.
minus-squareAnonTwo@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up12·10 months ago?? 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.
minus-squarenatsume_shokogami@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·edit-210 months agoIf you want some APIs implemented, make a feature request; you understand what you want
Still ReactOS performs better in basic Win32 APIs… makes no sense.
Hasn’t ReactOS been accused of using code that was not reverse-engineered multiple times? If they became too big MS would probably just sue them.
From what I’ve heard they used some assembly code directly for very low level functions.
As if the Windows XP source code wasn’t leaked already…
That’s…not a legal excuse.
In fact that’;s an open and shut end to a project if you’re caught doing it.
As long as you don’t copy code…
It’s enough that you have read the code before implementing an alternative to get into legal trouble.
Good luck proving that.
It’s happened in the past and is easier than you might think.
?? 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.
If you want some APIs implemented, make a feature request; you understand what you want