Is it possible to write proprietary code that isn't a direct copy of GPL'ed code, but instead samples it and distorts it? For example, could proprietary code be "inspired" by the algorithms and data structures in a GPL'ed piece of code, but be completely original. Could it simply be the same code, but with replaced variable names, reordered assignments, etc.?
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Is it possible to write proprietary code that isn't a direct copy of GPL'ed code, but instead samples it and distorts it? For example, could proprietary code be "inspired" by the algorithms and data structures in a GPL'ed piece of code, but be completely original. Could it simply be the same code, but with replaced variable names, reordered assignments, etc.?