[R] reverse engineering

[Patrick Foley]

A useful FAQ concerning reverse engineering and related issues can be
found at this site.

http://www.chillingeffects.org/reverse/faq.cgi#QID188

As in the case of many such constraints, I think that the anti-reverse
engineering clauses attached to software licenses probably violate other
freedoms that have greater legal priority. This is a job for the courts
to decide, but at least in the USA it is hard to have much confidence in
their impartiality and wisdom.

Patrick Foley
patfoley at csus.edu

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