On 4 Oct 2000, Eric The Read wrote: > > How we can modify the code without source code, and being prohibited > > to decompile/disassemble or reverse endineer? > > I think what it's saying is "For the source code of the software open to > the public, we'll tell you what to do later. For the bits that are NOT > open to the public (presumably provided in binary or object form), you > cannot reverse-engineer its object code, decompile, etc." Not quite the > same thing, but still questionable whether it's DFSG free. >
One question: When I remember well, then the part prohibiting dissassembling is void in Germany. Would this mean, that one would be allowed to change the not-open-source parts of it? Hochachtungsvoll, Bernhard R. Link
