[PLUG] 1st Open PC avail end of Feb!

[Mike Connors]

m0gely wrote:
> Mike Connors wrote:
>
>   
>> "open" to any degree. If I was to break
>> into bldg w. set of lock picks, I'm not gonna say, "well, the door was
>> /open enough/ for me to get in." As it was
>> clearly closed and the intention was to keep people out, but I was
>> skilled enough to find a way in.
>>     
>
> Reverse engineering is legal, breaking and entering is not. 
> Understanding how the lock works by taking it apart is legal, defeating 
> the lock to trespass is not. But don't let that stop you from making 
> horrible analogies and jabs.
Haha, yeah so I pushed/stretched the analogy a bit...But, it's not about
what's legal and what's not. It's about the intention to provide 
unencumbered/unfettered
access to your product. HW mfrs. are still closing off access to their 
work to protect their "IP".
Just because a hw mfr can't come up w. a foolproof way to close
access doesn't mean that it's "open" in any way, shape, or form. Heck, 
with most hw mfrs if you
break the seal, you void the warranty. Talk about breaking and 
entering... :-)