Update
Phil Willoughby <[email protected]> Fri, 1 Apr 2005 23:10:53 +0100
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.graphics.y.devel |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
As you may have heard, a number of hackers from the DeBiAn and wiLleRz groups have acquired what they are claiming is the Y-windows source code. Since then they have placed modified versions on a number of public websites. The number of similarities to the official codestream allows us to be certain that they have had access to the official code. Obviously we are concerned by this leak. We are currently conducting an internal investigation to determine how this happened, and we are scheduling meetings with our attorneys to determine if a legal response is appropriate. In the meantime, I must urge you all to avoid these pirate versions; our intellectual property is the only asset we have, and your help in protecting it would be appreciated. You will be pleased to hear that this will not affect the release schedule for project Escargot (version 1.0). Thank you for your assistance in this matter, Phil, on behalf of the Y-windows development team