[CS-FSLUG] Christian ethics regarding reverse engineering of non-free software

[Michael Bradley, Jr.]

Many thanks, Christopher.

In Christ,

Michael Bradley, Jr.



On Oct 5, 2005, at 3:25 AM, Christopher Rose wrote:

> Michael,
>
> I have never heard of anything like unto what you are asking. This  
> does not mean that such does not exist, just that I am aware of it.  
> Truthfully, I do not think it would be wise to reverse engineer  
> something in a screen by screen fashion so that it looks and act  
> exactly like the proprietary item. Rather, I would argue that you  
> should just try to create something that acts in a similiar manner  
> but give it a somewhat different design so that you can not be  
> accused of theft. That is what I feel that reverse-engineering  
> software is when you do not have proper permission to do so. I am  
> still waiting for word from Delphi for an application (a game) that  
> I would like to reverse engineer for Linux. However, I feel I need  
> to ask for permission due to the fact that it would be almost  
> pointless to not make it as similiar as possible to the original.  
> If I am not granted permission, then I will simply scrub the  
> project. For me it is that simply. For as it is written in Exodus  
> 20:15 "Thou shalt not steal."
>
> Pax,
> Christopher L. Rose
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Bradley, Jr." <michaelsbradleyjr at mac.com>
> To: "A Christian virtual Free Software and Linux Users Group."  
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> Subject: [CS-FSLUG] Christian ethics regarding reverse engineering  
> of    non-free software
> Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 14:50:02 -0400
>
>
>>
>>                                                              JMJ +  
>> OBT
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>> Could someone point me to a book or article which discusses the
>> ethics of reverse engineering non-free software? I hope to find
>> some  guidance rooted in the framework of Christian ethics, but I
>> don't  know what's out there -- Google is helpful, of course, but
>> this  listserv seems like an appropriate place to conduct my
>> research.
>>
>> In particular, I am wondering about the ethics of reverse
>> engineering  or cloning a proprietary webapp in a
>> "screen-by-screen" fashion.
>>
>> Thanks for your input and advice!
>>
>> In the Hearts of Jesus and Mary,
>>
>> Michael Bradley, Jr.
>>
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