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Re: [BackupPC-users] Native Window version of rsync
2008-11-20 10:26:37
On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 8:18 PM, David Rees <drees76 AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:11 PM, David Rees < drees76 AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 6:34 PM, dan < dandenson AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
>> the rync algorythm is actually part of the GPL code released by Andrew
>> Tridgell.
>
> Yes, it is, but you can not Copyright algorithms, and you can't
> protect them from reverse engineering. You can patent an algorithm,
> but I know of no such patents on the algorithms used by rsync (not
> that I've looked).
http://www.iusmentis.com/copyright/software/protection/
I read it. I think that the argue ment against is that the algorythm
could be considered a creative work. Your article uses a "hello world"
as an example. It doesnt require creativity to say, I need this to say
something and then type up a bit of code to show a dialog "hello
world". Rsync's algorythm is fairly simple in progression but
simplicity doesnt matter to copyright, only that the process is
actually a creating work and not a logic progression.
I can see how this argument can go either way so I am conceeding this
one to you. You are certainly right in that I can see no flaw in your
argument, I just disagree.
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