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For the lazy: > Restrictions. Subject to applicable copyright, trade secret and other laws, you are permitted under this License to reverse engineer or de-comp

For the lazy: > Restrictions. Subject to applicable copyright, trade secret and other laws, you are permitted under this License to reverse engineer or de-compile the Software but you may not alter, duplicate, modify, rent, lease, loan, sublicense, create derivative works from or provide others with the Software in whole or part, or transmit or communicate any of the Software over a network in order to share it with others.

justinjlynn 8y ago
> create derivative works from That's pretty much the only reason one would reverse engineer it, in this context - and it's somewhat misleading to suggest otherwise.
- reitanqild 8y ago
  Hunting for bugs to report would be a valid, wouldn't it?
  - justinjlynn 8y ago
    I'd rather just have the damn code.
    - vectorEQ 8y ago
      that always of course :D
  - BuildTheRobots 8y ago
    Not if you're oracle.
    - BuildTheRobots 8y ago
      Can't edit but I'll reply: This was meant as more than a throwaway comment, please see the many discussions - Oracle's chief security officer got extremely upset by it. https://www.zdnet.com/article/oracle-to-sinner-customers-reverse-engineering-is-a-sin-youd-better-pack-it-in/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/oracle-to-sinner-customers-rev... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10043432 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10043432
- guipsp 8y ago
  Most reverse engineering done nowadays is not for derivative works
- vectorEQ 8y ago
  thats for commercial purposes, and it's misleading to suggest otherwise.