• What Carmack actually said about Linux
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chernarus stop backpedaling obviously you can do whatever you want but it is still wrong
[QUOTE=Chernarus;37180217]It does if you live in the Netherlands, and if you don't.. who is going to stop you? So let me turn your own words against you, "You are an idiot".[/QUOTE] Hou je domme bek dicht, laat Nederland erbuiten jij dom stuk gereedschap. Belachelijk hoe 'slim' of 'edgy' jij bent. Having access to the source code of a CLOSED please note CLOSED SOURCE program is already an offense in itself, no matter if you live in Sweden, USA or the Netherlands. You're not supposed to do that, the EULA in IP itself can be removed, true, but there's still an EULA connected to the IP.
[QUOTE=Recurracy;37180507]Hou je domme bek dicht, laat Nederland erbuiten jij dom stuk gereedschap. Belachelijk hoe 'slim' of 'edgy' jij bent. Having access to the source code of a CLOSED please note CLOSED SOURCE program is already an offense in itself, no matter if you live in Sweden, USA or the Netherlands. You're not supposed to do that, the EULA in IP itself can be removed, true, but there's still an EULA connected to the IP.[/QUOTE] I thought we were talking about open source programs, no need to get so mad.
[QUOTE=Chernarus;37179659]The linux market is massive if you count Android.[/QUOTE] Android and desktop GNU/Linux systems don't really have anything to do with each other. [QUOTE=Jookia;37179932]Well if you want to pirate things, that's your decision.[/QUOTE] That's kinda not piracy because open source licenses require the source code to be distributed among the binaries, and be freely redistributable itself. Meaning anyone who buys an open source product has the right to put the source code on his website :) (There is a difference between "open source" products and products to which the source code is simply available.)
[QUOTE=Chernarus;37180055]Thats reverse engineering, you're already breaking the law in some countries so who cares?[/QUOTE] Reverse engineering is when you take a program, and see what it does. It will become assembly for you, as that is a very low level language. If you want from that point, you begin analyzing each function and try to figure out how it works. You can then start programming similar functions to replicate the originals behavior. This act is protected by law, meaning it is a legitimate way of seeing what and how other companies program software. The code in assembly has no white spaces, no comments, it's just pure code making it harder to look at. This is completely different from removing an EULA from a program, open or closed source. It's legal ONLY if you legally obtain the original program, not pirated or anything. Even then, you are only allowed the information you learn from the reverse engineering, such as how company X does Y, and are allowed to use that information so long as it isn't patented. It is commonly a breach of contract though, due to most EULAs containing something Prohibition reverse engineering. I know it's legal in the US, I'm not sure about else where.
[QUOTE=DrTaxi;37181145]That's kinda not piracy because open source licenses require the source code to be distributed among the binaries, and be freely redistributable itself. Meaning anyone who buys an open source product has the right to put the source code on his website :) (There is a difference between "open source" products and products to which the source code is simply available.)[/QUOTE] When I write 'open source', I mean programs that have the source avaliable, however restrictive the licenses are. Not 'free software', which gives you freedom with it.
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