Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 00:08:31 08/25/99
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On August 25, 1999 at 01:48:38, Micheal Cummings wrote: >On August 25, 1999 at 01:03:08, Bruce Moreland wrote: > >> >>On August 24, 1999 at 22:21:45, Tina Long wrote: >> >>>On August 24, 1999 at 22:08:24, Andrew Dados wrote: >>> >>>> Tina... even if it was doable it would be most likely legal to write adapter >>>>interfacing between King engine and other then CM interface.... >>>>-Andrew- >>> >>>HACKING is most likely Illegal >> >>Lots of different meanings of the word "hack", and I can't say that I know the >>exact history of each of the word's meanings, but I believe the earliest meaning >>involves programming with some specific task in mind, where completing the task >>is more important than the means by which the task is completed. >> >>I'm still reading the thread, but the word "hack" doesn't necessitate >>illegality. > >It does in this case, There are many meanings to word, but putting them in a >cetain context makes them clear, and if you cannot see that 'hack' in this >context mean to change the programmers original content. Then I suggest you get >the other two mederators to read it, then if they think it is fine. I suggest >you get steve to read that CCC is now a place for people to post rewards to >program hackers of chess programmers. And if he thinks it is fine then you can >leave this illegal activity up here. > >> >>bruce > >Bruce this line of thread should be given the boot. He is clearly asking for >someone to hack a program, thus changing the programmers original program. And >even worse he is putting up a price for someone to do this. > >So all I can see is that the moderators are allowing people to come in here and >put up a reward for someone to crack and hack a program. You can come make all >the comments you want, this is very clear, and is also very illegal. Changing either program isn't necessary at all, you just need to hack the OS. :-) Speaking more seriously, reverse engineering of software code is explicitly allowed in some jurisdictions, and explicitly not allowed in others, so whether the action is legal or illegal depends on where it takes place. Dave
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