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Re:Codename: Obtvse by sp332 on Friday March 23, 2012 @06:08AM (#3744402)
That's not true. Making a "new" version of something that is intentionally a copy of something else is copyright infringement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReactOS#Internal_audit Only clean-room reverse engineering is good enough to avoid copyright claims in the US.
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Re:Codename: Obtvse by aqrashik on Friday March 23, 2012 @07:07AM (#3744611)
How is this any different from Font Awesome being very similar to the Glyphicons set used in Bootstrap?

A few days ago, when it was posted (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3672526), the comments were largely positive.

I'm not saying that nwienert is necessarily right or wrong, but it's strange that this post received such a strong reaction compared to the Font Awesome post.

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Re:Codename: Obtvse by sp332 on Friday March 23, 2012 @08:00AM (#3744738)
Bootstrap is intended for use by whoever wants it. Font Awesome was presented as a tweak, an improvement. Svbtle is intended for a small audience, and Obtvse is a straight rip-off
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Re:Codename: Obtvse by agilebyte on Friday March 23, 2012 @07:38AM (#3744683)
When it comes to interface design, Lotus vs Borland has "you" covered:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_v._Borland

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Re:Codename: Obtvse by zackattack on Friday March 23, 2012 @06:18AM (#3744436)
Copyright infringement? Where is that mentioned on that Wikipedia article?
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Re:Codename: Obtvse by sp332 on Friday March 23, 2012 @06:45AM (#3744539)
"The US requires" (via copyright law), and "Intellectual Property" including copyright.
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