Undocumented NT APIs web legal?

[Rosh]

I want to know if this web could be useful to ReactOS project or if it could be dangerous.
I sent email to the responsibles of the website, but they not answered me yet.
Could be the site illegal?

http://undocumented.ntinternals.net/

[Rosh]

Adding some info about:

http://www.stratigery.com/nt.sekrits.html

http://index-of.es/Programming/Programm ... t_II_6.pdf

[dizt3mp3r]

Good and informative links from my point of view.

[bobbykennedy]

i think it's already in the wiki Reference page

[middings]

i think it's already in the wiki Reference page

I don't see the web site Rosh (the OP) mentioned in the ReactOS Wiki's Reference page. Where did you find it?

edit on 2018-05-04: added quote and question for bobbykennedy

[Rosh]

I want to know if this web could be useful to ReactOS project or if it could be dangerous.
I sent email to the responsibles of the website, but they not answered me yet.
Could be the site illegal?

http://undocumented.ntinternals.net/

Any idea of if it is all right?

[Rosh]

I don't see the web site Rosh (the OP) mentioned in the ReactOS Wiki's Reference page.

So it should be included if it is relevant and secure to use.

[PurpleGurl]

I don't see how it would go against the terms of ROS. It is just an information site about how to use the functions. Since no code from Windows is provided, there should be no copyright issues. Even if information were obtained by questionable means, if the only thing provided is API conventions, then it should be legally safe.

[middings]

Q. Should anything I find on the web be included in the ReactOS Wiki's Reference pages if it is relevant and secure to use?

My answer is no. The ReactOS Wiki Reference pages should not become a junk pile. Only the highest quality available open documentation should be included.

For example, a web site that lists "undocumented NT APIs" should not be included if the information is already available from better written, better organized, more accurate, and more complete sources whether those sources are on the web or in published books. The book, "Windows NT/2000, Native API Reference" (ISBN 1-57870-199-6) is already included.
The "undocumented NT APIs" web site that Rosh found appears to me to be incomplete and poorly organized. Unless it documents API calls that are not in the above book, it should not be added to the ReactOS Wiki's Reference pages.

[EmuandCo]

Documentation always is fine to use. That's what Clean room reversing does. Someone reverses for writing documentation and someones else uses this to write fitting code. Completely legal and used by Wine and us. But why should we add a site noone used and no new stuff is provided on?

[bobbykennedy]

Q. Should anything I find on the web be included in the ReactOS Wiki's Reference pages if it is relevant and secure to use?

My answer is no. The ReactOS Wiki Reference pages should not become a junk pile. Only the highest quality available open documentation should be included.

tbh a lot of the books on that wiki are far from what i would describe as "highest quality."

For example, a web site that lists "undocumented NT APIs" should not be included if the information is already available from better written, better organized, more accurate, and more complete sources whether those sources are on the web or in published books. The book, "Windows NT/2000, Native API Reference" (ISBN 1-57870-199-6) is already included.
The "undocumented NT APIs" web site that Rosh found appears to me to be incomplete and poorly organized. Unless it documents API calls that are not in the above book, it should not be added to the ReactOS Wiki's Reference pages.

i looked through it and Windows NT/2000 Native API Reference lacks many functions that guide has, hence why i already added it weeks ago. but if you can find a better online resource or book that has already documented every single function on that online reference, feel free to remove it.

[middings]

(To be honest) tbh a lot of the books on that wiki are far from what i would describe as "highest quality."

Yes, the highest quality available documentation often disappoints.

(I) looked through it and Windows NT/2000 Native API Reference lacks many functions that guide has, hence why (I) already added it weeks ago.

Thank you for looking the guide over and judging whether it was worth adding to the ReactOS Wiki. I see it now on the Reference page at the bottom of the Operating Systems (Online) list.