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Ask HN: Is it unethical to reverse engineer GPL violating software to create OSS

Question in title, situation is you have identified a GPL violation for which the authors refuse to comply and release source.

The authors reside in a country which is known for its rampant violations and theft of intellectual property.

Is it equally unethical to reverse engineer their modified software and release it as open source? Two wrongs don't make a right etc.

16 points wannacboatmovie 2 years ago 14 comments

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