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Decompiling and modifying a binary can be illegal itself under the DMCA in certain circumstances. ...and so is going over the speed limit. Practically? Who gi
by userbinator 5mo ago
Decompiling and modifying a binary can be illegal itself under the DMCA in certain circumstances.
...and so is going over the speed limit.
Practically? Who gives a flying fuck.
PC magazines in the late 80s and early 90s told people how to patch binaries to fix bugs or enhance functionality, with lists of offsets and bytes. Without distributing the original, so no copyright issues there. I don't think anyone tried to go after them because they'd be fighting the 1st Amendment.
- basilikum 5mo agoThat was before you could go to jail over that. > I don't think anyone tried to go after them because they'd be fighting the 1st Amendment. I have bad news for you: https://www.eff.org/issues/coders/reverse-engineering-faq#footnoteref5_frdi1rz https://www.eff.org/issues/coders/reverse-engineering-faq#fo...
- userbinator 5mo agoOnce again, no one gives a shit what you do with the bits on your own hard drive.
- basilikum 5mo agoOne of the core principles of free software is that you can not only modify software yourself, but you can also share your modifications with others and collaborate with them.