it's especially fun when you do it yourself, I advise toying around with https://crackmes.one. with time and practice, everything becomes open-source because you can read assembly XD

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fragmede an hour ago | parent [-]

Not legally, which is the issue. I can "open source" Windows 11 and rip out some of the shittiness, but Microsoft is gonna take issue. If it were MIT licensed that would be a different story, but there isn't enough money for lawyers in the world where it's not.

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kevin_thibedeau 20 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Reverse engineering is legal in the US. You just can't disseminate the results if it runs afoul of copyright law or patents.

	▲	bpavuk 10 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		who said that you still technically cannot disseminate the results? bulletproof hosting and private communications still exist. if law is being used to harm the consumer, the consumer in question has full moral right to speak out against it, and taking ownership of your hardware (like OP tells they did) is one of the best ways

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fc417fc802 11 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

So what? Just be mindful of what you post on the clearnet. What you're doing is like worrying about the illegality of making sparkler bombs in your backyard IMO.

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bpavuk an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

I know enough people for whom this risk is the entire appeal