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by drivingmenuts 285 days ago
While you might be able to produce code that would re-compile into a binary resembling the original binary, how would you be able to generate the same code that was compiled to produce the original binary? Seems like there would be a significant difference between the actual original code and the decompiled version - enough that it could not be used to prove license violation.
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The goal is not proving anything. They don't release the source code, so we try to get it ourselves. Then make the process of mainlining devices easier.