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Nothing like a strict self-censorship, it reminds me of rather unpleasant "big brother's watching so I'd better behave" scenario.
I wonder how many of the decisions taken here were based on moral stance and what is driven by fear of big corporations coming down on poor Aximsite and crashing it with all their might if it went one step too far.
There were times in computer industry when invention was not punished and the main players did not mind if their products were improved. What kind of loss is Microsoft or Dell going to incur if a dozen of technically minded pioneers bend some unlicensed OS and put it on already phased out device?
I am afraid that the current legal approach drives innovation under ground and instantiates fear into common people. It does nothing to the folk that already decided to cross the bridge.
Why does not Aximsite simply join in league with PDA developers and endorses innovation on full scale? That would at least send some positive signal and make more interesting reading instead of the carefully crafted self imposed limits.
Just to clarify my point I am resolutely against stealing software as it harms the software manufacturers. But one should be allowed to build a helicopter from grandma's clock if he decides so and to show others how to do it.
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