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> Joe Dowlen <Joe_Dowlen@EGGINC.COM> wrote:
> > (I am just interested in fixing my problem. I would never try to steal code
> > from anyone else.  The guys that do should take a course in Ethics. I know
> > the time/value of programming.)
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> I'd have to agree with Joe that stealing code is unethical.  However, I have
> more than once wanted to hack code in a device to fix bugs or otherwise
> improve the functionality.  Several people have suggested that even publishing
> information on how to defeat security fuses is unethical.
> I strongly disagree.
> Eric

The problem is that information is like a handgun, in the right hands it can
do some good, in the wrong hands....

A safer bet is to do a functional analysis of what the code protected chip
is doing, then write your own code to duplicate that functionality. Then not
only will you have the code, you'll understand how it works too so that you
can add functionality.

Or even simpler, ask the author for the code, or an update.

There's simply too many thieves and unethical people to have information
like that publicly and freely available. Because while it may help you,
some PIC developer out there will get burned, and burned bad by someone who
could care less about ethics.

BAJ
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