Then explain what your post was trying to convey. It came off as, "anyone can look at code and then code as well as the original coder without having to learn how to write code themself."
"I'm the one that loves freedom and liberty - YOU'RE the one who is for Soviet controls on our choice"
Thank you for accurately describing my political views relative to your own. I think you hit the nail on the head. I couldn't have said it any better.
Scott, here's the difference. I believe the marketplace should determine technological evolution, you don't. In at least one article, you have either directly or indirectly suggested that the US Government intervene to protect a business "threatened" by people whose sole "crime" is tinkering with the company's product. You're damn right Scott, that is a Soviet style restriction on freedom of choice. You are a hypocrite, you claim to believe in conservative ideals then in every article you post on FR you consistantly violate virtually every ideal that conservatives cherish. I have never met a true conservative that has anything but admiration for people that reverse engineer corporate technologies such as the XBox. In fact Scott, they tend to say that the US needs more people like that to keep the monied interests from ruining the Republic.