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To: SwordofTruth
With advancements in reverse engineering it doesn't really matter if a software company open sources their product or not. For the right price the source code can either be obtained from disgruntled employees or extracted by reverse engineering experts using the latest tools.

Only if your intent is to misuse or misappropriate that code. Is that what you're advocating? Because if you think it is OK for someone to disassemble part of Microsoft Windows, then port that code directly into Linux without doing so illegally, you haven't a clue as to what you're talking about. His original statement - Most commercial programs, like those made by Microsoft, keep their source code secret - remains correct.

154 posted on 06/07/2005 4:12:14 PM PDT by Golden Eagle
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To: Golden Eagle

I didn't say it was legal.


156 posted on 06/07/2005 4:39:24 PM PDT by SwordofTruth (God is good all the time.)
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