RE: [ros-general] ReactOS IP Policy Document

[Murphy, Ged (Bolton)]

Jason Filby wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Vizzini has spent a lot of time writing a ReactOS IP Policy Document;
> he's also had it reviewed by lawyers. I agree what's written here, and
> would like to get some feedback from the community before we publish
> it as our official policy.
>
> Regards
> Jason

Structured well, reads fluently and is not overly technical.

There were 2 things, for me, that weren't made clear:
 - The issue of using the same names for the OS API
    Although this is the only way, are there no copyright infringements
in doing this?
 - Using the same names for interface components (e.g. start, control panel,
explorer)
    Again, do Microsoft not have some form of copyright on this?

I picked up 2 small mistakes.
 2b) While coding style may not 'be' covered by copyright,
 There is a '>' at the start of 'TRADE SECRET ISSUES'. Probably left over
from email

Regards,

Gedi

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[Jason Filby]

Hi
> The issue of using the same names for the OS API
>      Although this is the only way, are there no copyright infringements
>
> in doing this?

No, these are considered to be 'facts'.
> Using the same names for interface components (e.g. start, control panel,
>
> explorer)
>         Again, do Microsoft not have some form of copyright on this?

Those are phrases, I don't think that phrases can be copyright, but
they could be trademarked (not that they are).
> I picked up 2 small mistakes.

The '>' is not in the original document, must be an email issue. The
grammatical error has been corrected, along with a few others sent to
me by jh.

Cheers
Jason