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Re: Proprietary software impedes the progress of knowledge?
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John Hasler |
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Re: Proprietary software impedes the progress of knowledge? |
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Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:21:12 -0500 |
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mike3 writes:
> So this guy's a salesman?:
No, just an anonymous doofus calling hiself "DA pimp from MARS".
> Doesn't [reverse engineering] breach the copyright...
No, of course not. Copyright protects creative expression, not ideas.
> ...or some other law?
No.
> So it's not legal.
It is in the US. Go buy a copy of your favorite advancement-filled closed
source program (second-hand if the sales contract contains an NDA and you
want to avoid a possible breach of contract suit), reverse-engineer the
hell out of it, and publish your results. The world of mathematics will
yawn.
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John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI USA