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poochkoishi728 on July 20, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Build Your Own X

If you follow a guide or conceptually learn how write X, and write your own version of GPL code, are you now free from copyright restrictions?

tamalsaha001 on July 20, 2022 | [–]

Yes, if you have done a clean room implementation.

xigoi on July 20, 2022 | [–]

It definitely helps to use a different language, as another comment suggests.

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