mike3 writes:
> So this guy's a salesman?:

No, just an anonymous doofus calling hiself "DA pimp from MARS".

> Doesn't [reverse engineering] breach the copyright...

No, of course not.  Copyright protects creative expression, not ideas.

> ...or some other law?

No.  

> So it's not legal.

It is in the US.  Go buy a copy of your favorite advancement-filled closed
source program (second-hand if the sales contract contains an NDA and you
want to avoid a possible breach of contract suit), reverse-engineer the
hell out of it, and publish your results.  The world of mathematics will
yawn.
-- 
John Hasler 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI USA
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