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On 02/06/2013 10:24 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote:

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> On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 12:14 PM, david wrote:

>

>>>> Which appears to be forbidden by the VST license?

>>>

>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_room_design

>>

>> So clean room design begins with reverse-engineering the original. Sounds

>> like it violates the VST license terms, since they expressly forbid

>> reverse-engineering ...

>

> I do realize that I sound pig-headed, but a license is an agreement.

> If you didn't sign one, how can you possibly violate the terms?

>

> "3. The Licensee has no permission to sell, licence, give-away and/or

> distribute the Licensed Software Developer Kit or parts of it in any

> way, on any medium, including the Internet, to any other person,

> including sub-licensors of the Licensee or companies where the

> Licensee has any involvement. This includes re-working this

> specification, or reverse-engineering any products based upon this

> specification."

>

> The Licensee, Dave, is someone who has been granted a licence.

Using something without agreeing to the terms (licence) under which the

provider of that something offers it is theft. "Of course I can steal

and use your $50000 software: I never agreed to your license!" "Of

course I can steal and use your car: I never agreed that it's yours!"
--

David

gnome@hawaii.rr.com

authenticity, honesty, community

http://clanjones.org/david/

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