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		Luker88 3 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AI assistance when contributing to the Linux kerne... Reverse engineering is illegal in many jurisdictions, and especially in the USA thanks to the DMCA. If the argument is just "They won't catch me", then yes you are correct. But some of us are still forced to follow the law, whatever it might be. Also: They still have patents on it.

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lrvick 11 hours ago [–]

> Reverse engineering is illegal in many jurisdictions, and especially in the USA thanks to the DMCA.

Only if they can prove it. It is amazing how much stuff just shows up on the internet done by anons.

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