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Will Microsoft sue me if.............

Started by Khaosifix Jan 16, 2005 at 7:19 PM 24 replies 3.8k views

Original Post

Jan 16, 2005 at 7:19 PM

My math library somewhat resembles D3DXMath? You see I have a giant namespace and inside of are classes(P3DXMATRIX, P3DXVECTOR3, and P3DXQUATERNION) and as you could see their names are similar to those of D3DXMath. I suppose the similarity stops there since D3DXMath doesn't use a namespace and I have some functions that D3DXMath doesn't have...(ie: friend ostream& P3DXVECTOR3::operator<<(std::ostream& o, P3DXVECTOR3 CONST& p_vParam) ).

C-Junkie

Jan 16, 2005 at 7:20 PM

Did you copy any code from them?

If not, then no.

If yes, then maybe if they care about you.

bit64

Jan 16, 2005 at 7:21 PM

If there is no correlation, why don't you just rename your stuff and not worry about it?

Khaosifix

Jan 16, 2005 at 7:35 PM

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Original post by C-Junkie
Did you copy any code from them?

If not, then no.

If yes, then maybe if they care about you.

Why would I copy code from them? Then it wouldn't really be my math library. It would just be a clone and I wouldn't learn anything.

btw,
P3DX = Pragmatist or Pragmatic[still deciding] X

Sagar_Indurkhya

Jan 16, 2005 at 9:18 PM

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Original post by Khaosifix
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Original post by C-Junkie
Did you copy any code from them?

If not, then no.

If yes, then maybe if they care about you.

Why would I copy code from them? Then it wouldn't really be my math library. It would just be a clone and I wouldn't learn anything.

btw,
P3DX = Pragmatist or Pragmatic[still deciding] X

Even if you had access to their code, I doubt you could copy all of it, seeing how it is tightly integrated, and super optimized. Directx is the one side of MS where there is no .NET style safety. Built for speed. Period.

robinei

Jan 17, 2005 at 12:21 AM

All-caps typenames suck...

Khaosifix

Jan 17, 2005 at 12:37 AM

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All-caps typenames suck...

ok?

SumDude

Jan 17, 2005 at 12:57 AM

You can do it. You can't copyright a datatype name.

moagstar

Jan 17, 2005 at 4:10 AM

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Original post by Khaosifix
btw,
P3DX = Pragmatist or Pragmatic[still deciding] X

my £0.02 - Pragmatic,

Keem

Jan 17, 2005 at 7:08 AM

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Original post by C-Junkie
Did you copy any code from them?

If not, then no.

If yes, then maybe if they care about you.

Why would I copy code from them? Then it wouldn't really be my math library. It would just be a clone and I wouldn't learn anything.

btw,
P3DX = Pragmatist or Pragmatic[still deciding] X

IMHO, it's more readable not to prefix names in this way. Especially when you can set up your namespace hierarchy as you wish to indicate ownership, for example you could do

namespace Pragmatic{  namespace Maths  {    public class Vector3    {    }    public class Matrix    {    }    // etc.    }}

Then the prefix is implied by the namespace naming, but the actual classes have simple easily understandable names.

On the point of capitalisation, generally usgin all caps makes things harder to read, for classes pascal case rules are usually applied. But, if you prefer all caps then it makes sense to use all caps.

leiavoia

Jan 17, 2005 at 10:34 AM

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Original post by robinei
All-caps typenames suck...

*applause*

Could not agree more. They look like encrypted password strings if you ask me.

smr

Jan 17, 2005 at 10:59 AM

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All-caps typenames suck...

*boo*

load_bitmap_file

Jan 17, 2005 at 11:42 AM

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All-caps typenames suck...

*boo*

*boo*s the *boo*

smr

Jan 17, 2005 at 2:30 PM

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All-caps typenames suck...

*boo*

*boo*s the *boo*

lol

My *boo* was less about whether or not all-cap typenames are good, but rather was in response to the nature of leiavoia's comment. It was neither helpful or on topic. Essentially he was telling the OP that his way sucks, and he (robinei) has a better way (IHNSHO).

Onemind

Jan 17, 2005 at 2:37 PM

There's nothing that can keep you from using similar namespaces as DirectX (if your library or game had to be completely original, then Id could sue just about every FPS maker on the planet). The only thing copyrights protect is the actually product (i.e. DirectX), and derivatives of that product (i.e. DirectX 10).

BTW, I vote Pragmatic.

mattnewport

Jan 17, 2005 at 5:38 PM

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Original post by smr
lol

My *boo* was less about whether or not all-cap typenames are good, but rather was in response to the nature of leiavoia's comment. It was neither helpful or on topic. Essentially he was telling the OP that his way sucks, and he (robinei) has a better way (IHNSHO).

Maybe, but they still suck :-)

Khaosifix

Jan 17, 2005 at 5:49 PM

.....Evidently we're split on whether or not all caps data types are bad or not.

Neex

Jan 17, 2005 at 5:59 PM

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.....Evidently we're split on whether or not all caps data types are bad or not.

I like to think of it more as: some of us are right, the others haven't been enlightened. :)

Mercury

Jan 17, 2005 at 6:11 PM

All caps aer teh sux.

leiavoia

Jan 17, 2005 at 7:49 PM

As i once said, "It's not a fight, it's a reasonable discussion... and i'm winning."

:-)

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