For the lazy:

> Restrictions. Subject to applicable copyright, trade secret and other laws, you are permitted under this License to reverse engineer or de-compile the Software but you may not alter, duplicate, modify, rent, lease, loan, sublicense, create derivative works from or provide others with the Software in whole or part, or transmit or communicate any of the Software over a network in order to share it with others.

> create derivative works from

That's pretty much the only reason one would reverse engineer it, in this context - and it's somewhat misleading to suggest otherwise.

Most reverse engineering done nowadays is not for derivative works

Hunting for bugs to report would be a valid, wouldn't it?

I'd rather just have the damn code.

that always of course :D

Not if you're oracle.

Can't edit but I'll reply: This was meant as more than a throwaway comment, please see the many discussions - Oracle's chief security officer got extremely upset by it.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/oracle-to-sinner-customers-rev...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10043432

thats for commercial purposes, and it's misleading to suggest otherwise.