Sony Suing Geohot and others over PS3 Hacking

[mantlepiecek]

Euphoria14 said:

mantlepiecek said:

That's not necessarily true. Especially in the cases of software like OS and other stuff.

So we live in a day where I pay $600 for something and do not even really own it?

So glad this is what people support.

You paid $600 for the OS?

You paid $600 for the hardware and the right to use it. I am not so sure about the PS3, but there are tons of software which is illegal to reverse engineer, for eg windows. This is done to STOP piracy, even if that's not the only thing people gain from reverse engineering.

Linux is specially considered the reverse engineering software, its famous for it, and its encouraged. There's no fear of piracy because its completely open-source and completely free, in which "free" means freedom of usage like you imply. You can change it, hack it, destroy, anything.

Sometimes, a software is supposed to do only something, and an unauthorised person changing that software can be considered illegal.