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Re:What Copilot means for open source by jen20 on Saturday June 25, 2022 @10:50PM (#31880665)
> how would this be different from me reading GPL code to learn how to do something, and then rewriting it in my own words?

No different - that is also not allowed. The idea of clean room reverse engineering exists exactly for this reason.

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Re:What Copilot means for open source by nathanielarmer on Saturday June 25, 2022 @11:46PM (#31880881)
Do you have a source for that claim?

My understanding is the GPL based on copyright - and that copyright only protects a specific expression, not a general idea or concept. To suggest that if something is copyrighted, humans cannot learn from it and generate thier own material seems to be absurd.

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