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Re: packaging reverse engineered code when an EULA forbids this



Julian Taylor <jtaylor.debian@googlemail.com> writes:
> The issue seems to be that reverse engineering is not allowed by IDL's
> EULA as the files contain following header:
>
>   IDL Save/Restore files embody unpublished proprietary information
>   about the IDL program. Reverse engineering of this file is therefore
>   forbidden under the terms of the IDL End User License Agreement
>   (IDL EULA). All IDL users are required to read and agree to the
>   terms of the IDL EULA at the time that they install IDL.

If the author didn't install IDL, he is not bound to the EULA and
therefore free to reverse-engineer. I think that the header makes this
quite clear.

Best regards

Ole


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