Re: [ros-dev] Undocumented APIs

[James Tabor]

Steven Edwards wrote:
>   I want to draw this discussion to a close and vote.
> Here is my proposal.
>  
>  A function can be implemented in ReactOS if:
>  
>  1. There is documentation*
>  2. There exists a third party driver/application using the behavior
>  
>  If such a document* or test case does not exist it must be documented
>  before it can be implemented. Clean room-reverse engineering rules
>  apply.
>  
>  Documentation as defined as MSDN, OSR, DDK/PSDK example code, Probert
>  docs, Published Book, PDB with driver or dependant test, clean room
>  documentation written by some other developer than the one
>  implementing the function or any documentation found via a google, msn
>  or yahoo search. All documentation samples must be committed to SVN.
>   
This is fair for us here in the US. Laws here are strict and leave us with
little wiggle room.

One point:
Non US law ReactOS developers need to make their findings compatible to this
policy after it is voted in (or not?).

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I must advise you developers, to use and follow your local laws! I can not make
you follow US law. I do not have a right to do so. Uphold your local laws!
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Thanks,
James