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Re:Hacking Team used open source code to build Android monit... by em3rgent0rdr on Wednesday July 22, 2015 @12:53PM (#9930787)
Hackers operate outside of the law. Licensing, conversely, exists only in the legal realm. So I dont see how any licensing scheme can prevent hackers from using his tool, as the author wishes for, other than don't make it open source. We must accept that our open source tools may be used for evil.
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Re:Hacking Team used open source code to build Android monit... by cmiles74 on Wednesday July 22, 2015 @01:03PM (#9930865)
"The Hacking Team" was a (supposedly) legitimate company and should be expected to abide by the license.
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Re:Hacking Team used open source code to build Android monit... by eonw on Wednesday July 22, 2015 @01:23PM (#9930981)
governments rarely prosecute those that trade in secrets.
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