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It is closed source, but the templating language is amazingly useful, and nothing in the open source comes close to what it offers. If you need a hex editor fo

by nostoc 6y ago

It is closed source, but the templating language is amazingly useful, and nothing in the open source comes close to what it offers. If you need a hex editor for RE purposes, I'd highly recommend at least trying it out.

app4soft 6y ago
> It is closed source, but the templating language is amazingly useful > I'd highly at least trying it out No, thanks. This is known as drug dealers' "free sample".[0,1] [0] https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/33094/do-dealers-give-free-drugs-to-teenagers https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/33094/do-dealer... [1] https://steamcommunity.com/app/1275630/ https://steamcommunity.com/app/1275630/ [2] https://gameplay.tips/guides/7409-drug-dealer-simulator.html https://gameplay.tips/guides/7409-drug-dealer-simulator.html
- smabie 6y ago
  drug dealers don't actually give out free samples to people they don't know. Also just.. wow. Not sure if you're being serious since two of your links are about a video game?
  - app4soft 6y ago
    > drug dealers don't actually give out free samples to people they don't know. > actually What a worst time we live. > Not sure if you're being serious since two of your links are about a video game? Links are about simulator, not a game. All is simulation, as Elon says[0],... and simulation of simulation.[1] [0] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/915957815197319168 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/915957815197319168 [1] https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/getting-the-drug-dealers-drug-dealers-ontario-police-target-wholesale-traffickers-in-large-probe/ar-BBZv33I https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/getting-the-drug-deale...
    - oauea 6y ago
      > Links are about simulator, not a game. This "simulation" is absolutely a game. Simulator games are a genre. Unfortunately you won't be able to try it, as it's closed source.
      - jpcooper 6y ago
        https://www.flightgear.org/ https://www.flightgear.org/
      - app4soft 6y ago
        > Simulator games are a genre. Simulators (even simulator games) not limited for gaming only, instead it widely used in education for training purposes.[0] > as it's closed source. Much worse, it is not just closed-source & but also is shareware/trialware software.[1] JFTR, I'm using some closed-source apps/games, BUT only if it is unrestricted freeware software.[2] Talking about simulators, under Linux I use freeware YS Flight Simulator (aka YSFlight)[3], because it is lightweight in comparison to very powerful FlightGear, which is one of the best examples of FLOSS simulators for pilots training[4]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulator#Classification_and_terminology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulator#Classification_and_t... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shareware#Trialware https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shareware#Trialware [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware#Software_license https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware#Software_license [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YSFlight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YSFlight [4] http://wiki.flightgear.org/FlightGear_Flight_Academy http://wiki.flightgear.org/FlightGear_Flight_Academy
        smabie 6y ago
        you reckon drug dealers train using the sim?
        oauea 6y ago
        > Simulators (even simulator games) not limited for gaming only, instead it widely used in education for training purposes.[0] Indeed, but this one is very much a game. Having played it, I can tell you it's fun but a bit shallow.
- nostoc 6y ago
  You're welcome to choose as you will, but RE is your job, know that you're shooting yourself in the foot.
  - cookiengineer 6y ago
    A lot of people I know still use IDA instead of ghidra, so there's that, too. Maybe we should start to discuss feature differences and expectations that lead to better open alternatives, instead of politics?
    - Fnoord 6y ago
      Besides, Ghidra is from NSA, so for the people who don't trust NSA nor trust proprietary software its a matter of pick your poison. If using airgaps the attack surface should be reduced. Then there's the Java haters (Ghidra is written in Java). There's Hopper [1] as well (macOS/Linux). [1] https://www.hopperapp.com/ https://www.hopperapp.com/

by nostoc 6y ago

app4soft 6y ago

> It is closed source, but the templating language is amazingly useful > I'd highly at least trying it out No, thanks. This is known as drug dealers' "free sample".[0,1] [0] https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/33094/do-dealers-give-free-drugs-to-teenagers https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/33094/do-dealer... [1] https://steamcommunity.com/app/1275630/ https://steamcommunity.com/app/1275630/ [2] https://gameplay.tips/guides/7409-drug-dealer-simulator.html https://gameplay.tips/guides/7409-drug-dealer-simulator.html

smabie 6y ago
drug dealers don't actually give out free samples to people they don't know. Also just.. wow. Not sure if you're being serious since two of your links are about a video game?
- app4soft 6y ago
  > drug dealers don't actually give out free samples to people they don't know. > actually What a worst time we live. > Not sure if you're being serious since two of your links are about a video game? Links are about simulator, not a game. All is simulation, as Elon says[0],... and simulation of simulation.[1] [0] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/915957815197319168 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/915957815197319168 [1] https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/getting-the-drug-dealers-drug-dealers-ontario-police-target-wholesale-traffickers-in-large-probe/ar-BBZv33I https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/getting-the-drug-deale...
  - oauea 6y ago
    > Links are about simulator, not a game. This "simulation" is absolutely a game. Simulator games are a genre. Unfortunately you won't be able to try it, as it's closed source.
    - jpcooper 6y ago
      https://www.flightgear.org/ https://www.flightgear.org/
    - app4soft 6y ago
      > Simulator games are a genre. Simulators (even simulator games) not limited for gaming only, instead it widely used in education for training purposes.[0] > as it's closed source. Much worse, it is not just closed-source & but also is shareware/trialware software.[1] JFTR, I'm using some closed-source apps/games, BUT only if it is unrestricted freeware software.[2] Talking about simulators, under Linux I use freeware YS Flight Simulator (aka YSFlight)[3], because it is lightweight in comparison to very powerful FlightGear, which is one of the best examples of FLOSS simulators for pilots training[4]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulator#Classification_and_terminology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulator#Classification_and_t... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shareware#Trialware https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shareware#Trialware [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware#Software_license https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware#Software_license [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YSFlight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YSFlight [4] http://wiki.flightgear.org/FlightGear_Flight_Academy http://wiki.flightgear.org/FlightGear_Flight_Academy
      - smabie 6y ago
        you reckon drug dealers train using the sim?
      - oauea 6y ago
        > Simulators (even simulator games) not limited for gaming only, instead it widely used in education for training purposes.[0] Indeed, but this one is very much a game. Having played it, I can tell you it's fun but a bit shallow.
nostoc 6y ago
You're welcome to choose as you will, but RE is your job, know that you're shooting yourself in the foot.
- cookiengineer 6y ago
  A lot of people I know still use IDA instead of ghidra, so there's that, too. Maybe we should start to discuss feature differences and expectations that lead to better open alternatives, instead of politics?
  - Fnoord 6y ago
    Besides, Ghidra is from NSA, so for the people who don't trust NSA nor trust proprietary software its a matter of pick your poison. If using airgaps the attack surface should be reduced. Then there's the Java haters (Ghidra is written in Java). There's Hopper [1] as well (macOS/Linux). [1] https://www.hopperapp.com/ https://www.hopperapp.com/