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Is it just me, or did Kenneth Brody say:
> Quoting Bob Rasmussen (Fri, 2 Nov 2007 09:25:35 -0700 (PDT)):
> 
> > On Fri, 2 Nov 2007, Laura Brody wrote:
> >
> >>    I don't know why. Ask them. Through Ken, I have access to
> >> filePro's source code, so I *could* add the "create/modify"
> >> ability to my utility. But since I include source code, I
> >> didn't want to "publish" the checksum algorithm. I always
> >> thought that fP Tech should release that info, but people
> >> making the decisions didn't agree. I don't know what the
> >> reasoning was.

In 7 years, they'll probably break down and license a way to use it for
$995, separate from the main product.  They can market it as fP Checksum,
and repeat their mistake with sockets.

> I have a feeling that, without permission from TPTB, the checksum
> algorithm probably falls under "trade secret", or something similar.
> 
> (Of course, IANAL.)

Me either, as far as IANAL.  But if someone reverse engineered it, I don't
think there's an issue.  Look at Wine...  The only reason Blizzard got
bnetd shut down was by flagrant abusive interpretation of the DMCA.  But
the screen checksum doesn't help you break copyright or copy filePro, so it
-shouldn't' be subject to that kind of interpretation.  All it needs is
someone determined enough that's good with math and can never be accused of
having seen the source to take a day and figure it out.

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