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> 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 othe
by 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 agoHunting for bugs to report would be a valid, wouldn't it?
- justinjlynn 8y agoI'd rather just have the damn code.
- vectorEQ 8y agothat always of course :D
- BuildTheRobots 8y agoNot if you're oracle.
- BuildTheRobots 8y agoCan'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 agoMost reverse engineering done nowadays is not for derivative works
- vectorEQ 8y agothats for commercial purposes, and it's misleading to suggest otherwise.