On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:38:51 +0000, Orchid XP v8 wrote:

>>> Besides, I was under the distinct impression that it's *illegal* to
>>> reverse-engineer Windows.
>> 
>> Probably not. IANAL, but the last lawsuit I looked at in the USA, if
>> you copyright the code, then someone else can reverse engineer it.
> 
> And the part in the EULA that says "you must not reverse-engineer
> this"...?

is a shrink-wrap license that is probably not enforceable.  I don't 
believe it's been tested in court yet, though.

But it is (AFAIK) legally questionable at best, intended to get people to 
comply through intimidation.

Jim

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