Re: CCminer(SP-MOD) Modded NVIDIA Maxwell / Pascal kernels.
Bro I don't think you know how programming works. 'Ripping off' is completely subjective. Everyone copies everyone elses work. If they aren't copying verbatim, they copy and swap some variables, maybe change some classes and move things around so it looks different, at the most basic level people look to see how they figure out a solution and simply rewrite it in their own work. It's like the news. Everyone copies everyone else, they just present it in a different way, with a different tone, and emphasize different things. At the end of the day it's basically the same thing (except for the rare outlet that does a little more digging). The only difference is, some people are really good at changing that presentation compared to others. The stuff SP is copying tends not to even be what earns you money either, he has GPL violations for things like stratum code. If it was JUST copying it wouldn't be any faster.
Remember the whole debacle where Claymore was accused of using someone elses work, not crediting them, GPL violations, etc? He finally admitted to it and 'rewrote it'. Rewriting isn't remaking the wheel from the ground up, it's literally changing what it looks like enough where people wont bitch about it. Once you know how things work you essentially have the 'solution' to the problem, then it's all about dressing.
There is no original artwork here after the initial release.
Yup, no idea what a false positive is, totally makes what I said untrue as well. Still want a CRC code to make sure you don't have russian trojans in your pants.
Remember the whole debacle where Claymore was accused of using someone elses work, not crediting them, GPL violations, etc? He finally admitted to it and 'rewrote it'. Rewriting isn't remaking the wheel from the ground up, it's literally changing what it looks like enough where people wont bitch about it. Once you know how things work you essentially have the 'solution' to the problem, then it's all about dressing.
There is no original artwork here after the initial release.
Yup, no idea what a false positive is, totally makes what I said untrue as well. Still want a CRC code to make sure you don't have russian trojans in your pants.
You're talking about the difference between copyright and patent. Copyright violation is the direct copying of code. Patent violation is the copying of ideas.
The GPL is very clear. If you don't agree with it, then don't use any code covered by it. Claymore eventually realized this and did just that, by rewriting the code.
The GPL is a legally enforceable license, although it typically not practical for most people to enforce, especially across borders, it's still a legally binding document. And if you violate it, you are in fact violating the law.
Copying ideas is not so fundamentally protected, unless it's patented, which this is not. Therefore copying an idea is not breaking the law.
And, before you argue anything else, look at the output from sp's ccminer. It specifically states it's based on the works of tpruvot, cbuchner, alexis78, etc.. He is admitting that is violating the GPL in his own code output.