I too was confused by what looked like a non-change from read to examine, but in the next sentence you said something about "observe the program" so I got your meaning.
kenny clinisys John Cowan wrote: > > Rod Dixon wrote: > > > Hmm...I doubt that the puzzle can be solved by switching from read to > > examine. If you copy the work and the work is copyright-protected, > > telling a judge that instead of "reading" the work, you "examined" it is > > not going to work. You could try to dodge the bullet by looking for cover > > under reverse engineering, but doing so in this case is why copyright > > holders have tried to deconstruct the deconstructor. Reverse engineering > > is not a license to copy and the facts we are discussing do not show why > > it is relevant. > > I am not sure we are discussing the same facts. If I interact with > your (tty-mode) program thus: > > ? 3+4 > 7 > ? 42+42 > 84 > ? 5*5 > 25 > > I can deduce it is a calculator and write my own calculator program. > This is what I meant by "examining the program" (as distinct from > "reading the source"). Otherwise Netscape would infringe Mosaic, > but it does not. > > -- > Not to perambulate || John Cowan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > the corridors || http://www.reutershealth.com > during the hours of repose || http://www.ccil.org/~cowan > in the boots of ascension. \\ Sign in Austrian ski-resort hotel > > -- > license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3 -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3