Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freeing Unrar

[Rubén Rodríguez Pérez]

> > As I understand, it does not limit the possibility of using it as a
> > reference for a free implementation of the *de*compression
> > algorithm. As an example, the zip and unzip programs come from
> > different source packages. INAL, but I see no problem in creating a
> > GNU unrar program, as long as the code from unrarsrc is not used,
> > just the concepts.
> 
> This is more or less what I am already trying to do, but even
> extracting the concepts is not easy. Unrar uses 2 decompression
> algorithms, a virtual machine, several filters, a lot of headers,
> encription, etc.

What's the status on this? Are you still on it? If you are having
trouble maybe we can do a call for help.