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Posted by: Steve Atty (Thursday 8 December 2005, 1:59 PM)
Theres a huge difference between a trade secret and an interface.
Programmers need to know how to interact with the interface - they dont need to know what goes on behind the interface Surely as a "software developer" you know all about black box programming?
Its like Ford saying that you can only put ford tyres on your Ford because the internal workings of the drive train are a "trade secret" and telling you how the wheel bolts onto the hub will reveal all their secrets.
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Tomorrow Mr. Piana will request to make source cod... Anonymous -
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> guys in europe need to understand trade secret i... pgn
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Enough has been said. Microsoft wants to protect h... Pierre Bourdon
