On Fri, 2005-12-02 at 09:58 +0000, Rui Miguel Silva Seabra wrote: > On Fri, 2005-12-02 at 08:13 +0000, Sam Liddicott wrote: > > Well I propose that software includes calls to validation scripts to > > implement such measures, and that such scripts be specifiable by > > environment variables in order to upgrade such scripts to provide the > > er.. latest enforcement that is avilable. > > > > That would meet the requirements of the law? Which seemed to suggest > > that ir was lack of control that was objectionable. > > Can you modify the variable to use a script that always returns true? > Yes. > > Then that strategy is likely illegal under that law.
You can do the same with proprietary, closed source, software. Have you ever heard of disassemblers and binary patches ? Simo. -- Simo Sorce - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Xsec s.r.l. - http://www.xsec.it via Garofalo, 39 - 20133 - Milano mobile: +39 329 328 7702 tel. +39 02 2953 4143 - fax: +39 02 700 442 399 _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
