From: Michael Handler <grendel@netaxs.com>
To: Harry Bartholomew <bart@netcom.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1994-12-24 16:05:15 UTC
Raw Date: Sat, 24 Dec 94 08:05:15 PST
From: Michael Handler <grendel@netaxs.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 94 08:05:15 PST
To: Harry Bartholomew <bart@netcom.com>
Subject: Re: DDJ editorial
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On Sat, 24 Dec 1994, Harry Bartholomew wrote:
> I think this sentence was missing a NOT:
>
> If, as some claim and RSA disputes, the
> code was reverse-engineered from object files in off-the-shelf software,
> then the law was probably broken - unless RSA and other vendors decide to
> test the strength of highly questionable and likely unenforceable
> shrink-wrap licenses that try to prohibit disassembly/decompilation.
No, that's correct as printed.
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Michael Handler <grendel@netaxs.com> Philadelphia, PA
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