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		hda2 on Oct 10, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: EU court rules no EULA can forbid decompilation, i... Blame Bill Gates. He's largely responsible for changing people's perception of software from it being seen as math to some sort of "property".

thaumasiotes on Oct 10, 2021 [–]

What did he do?

EamonnMR on Oct 10, 2021 | [–]

Probably referring to this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Letter_to_Hobbyists

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