From: Thomas Larsen
Its a long time ago now Geldorp i no longer got the source code yes i look at it but only because some drivers and shell code where extreme close to microsofts old ones and i dident want to work on a project if it gets closed but now i know you and wine dident.. still sry for the accousing but i can do anything execpt saying that im sry
And i could have changed e-mail and called me bob if it where that but i dident just to give you some to think about..
Im not mad or angry i where not clear about the policy back their and it where just to help you and reactos..
For those of you who are wondering what this is all about, I sent Thomas Larsen a private email. Since Thomas doesn't seem to have a problem discussing this in public, I'm including the email below.
Ge van Geldorp.
--- start of privately sent email I've started committing some of your patches. However, I have a big problem: in http://reactos.com:8080/archives/public/ros-dev/2004-December/000902.html you said you compared ReactOS code with the leaked Windows source code. That must mean you have looked at the leaked code. Now, our IP policy document (see http://reactos.com:8080/archives/public/ros-general/2005-February/001416.htm l) clearly states (under 8b) that we cannot accept contributions from developers who have access to the leaked code. Now, I think that the leaked code didn't include any utilities and usermode apps, so if you submit stuff in that area I'll look at it and if it seems ok commit (that is, if Jason and Steven agree with me on this point). However, committing "core" stuff is out of the question as far as I'm concerned. I do appreciate the time you're investing in ReactOS and I fully understand you're not going to be happy about this, but we do have the future of the project at stake here.