Peter Hansen wrote:

> Maurice LING wrote:
> 
>> It makes big difference (legally) to if the codes are there and 
>> someone sees it, to if the codes are locked in some packaged or zipped 
>> form and someone reverse-engineer it. It is legally as different as if 
>> you drop money on the ground and I pick it up, to pick-pocketing you 
>> and take the money.
>>
>> Nobody seems to be able to understand this simple logic.
> 
> 
> So you're saying that reverse engineering Java bytecode is illegal, 
> while doing the same with Python bytecode is not?  Or something like 
> that?  (And you're a lawyer, right?  Because if you're not, and you're 
> not citing your sources, why is it we should put any value in these 
> comments about what is (legally) true?)
> 
> -Peter

What I'm saying is reverse engineering anything is illegal unless 
allowed by the laws of the state, be it <your language> bytecodes or 
compiled executables, but if the original source codes are there, you 
can see it.

To put it sexually and crudely (to get the idea across), if a female 
strips and parade in front of me, I'm not violating any law to open my 
eyes and look at it (whether morally or religiously right is a total 
different matter) but it is criminal for me to grab any moving female, 
strip her and look at her naked. Can see the point?

maurice
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