You have an interesting analogy, though just because *you* say that the proper use for this tool is pirating code - doesn't mean it is. A missle is designed to travel, hit a target and deliver a payload. Of course you could use it as a hammer, but that's not it's purpose.
Reengineering can be a practical solution. Using this to reengineering an application is the use. Yes you could also use this to "pirate" byte code, but that's not it's purpose. Heck, while you're at it can we start ranting about dedexer, http://dedexer.sourceforge.net/, smali/baksmali, http://code.google.com/p/smali/, and dexdump? These tools aren't new, in fact dexdump has been around since before all the devices where out and is distributed with the android source code. Yikes... Google must be supporting piracy since day one </ sarcasm> On May 13, 3:56 pm, "Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)" <[email protected]> wrote: > An anti-aircraft missile has multiple purposes as well. It can be used > as a hammer or paperweight, can be a really nice conversation piece in > the living room or an auction item on e-bay. None of those are the > real purpose though, sort of like this tool. > > -John Coryat > > On May 13, 2:46 pm, Greg Donald <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 2:34 PM, Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru) > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Since this tool really has only one real purpose > > > This tool has multiple uses. Go back and read the thread. > > > For the tool to simply exist is not a crime no matter how much you > > want it to be. The tool itself doesn't go out and commit crimes, it > > takes a criminal for that to happen. Criminals were around long > > before the tool was. Even if you made the tool go away you'd only be > > keeping the honest guy honest. > > > It's your sort of backwards thinking that makes society have to > > legislate to the least common denominator. > > > -- > > Greg Donald > > destiney.com | gregdonald.com > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
