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Re:A Kernel Engineer at Microsoft's Answer to “What Do You T... by codedokode on Thursday July 04, 2019 @11:02PM (#20359529)
The information about many internal "undocumented" structures is actually documented on third-party sites. And if there are structures that are really not documented anywhere then you don't have to reimplement them because no developer is using them and they are not necessary for compatibility.
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Re:A Kernel Engineer at Microsoft's Answer to “What Do You T... by intea on Monday July 08, 2019 @10:45AM (#20383149)
So you're using their "leaked" or reverse engineered information? That's just IP theft with extra steps.
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Re:A Kernel Engineer at Microsoft's Answer to “What Do You T... by codedokode on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @12:15AM (#20388975)
If this is made to ensure compatibility with programs using those undocumented structures then it is a different thing. They become a part of API.
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