Unlocking EA source code

[EsCarociaro]

It is a shame??

Sorry but I disagree whole-heartedly. Decompiling EX4 files is theft. And although I have thought about doing the exact same thing , I won't.

I expect every business that ches EULA violations of decompilation will prosecute to the fullest. There's a reason .

A lot of commercial EA/Indior vendors do not include an EULA in the purchasing terms of the software. It is a shame but that is the reality.

[EsCarociaro]

Just another nugget here....

A decompiler Won't Ever GIVE YOU THE EXACT SOURCE CODE. That is not how it functions. The logic might come out, but statements will be in various orders.... Comments will be left outside.... etc..

That is due to the fact that the MT4 compiler strips all the information once it creates the binary.

[EsCarociaro]

**High five**

right there with you, brother. No more freeloaders getting a free ride on MY hard work. It makes no sense, is foolish, and plain doesn't work.

People like you are the reason why I no longer publish my EAs on these forums anymore.

[CRessTkxx]

Same story as in songs, movie business
.ex assists, but do not stop abuse; either/or - do not put on public

[Teschesra]

decompiling EX4 files is theft.

Perhaps I am not seeing something. What exactly is being stolen? If a person gives you an executable using their explicit permission, why is doing any action on that executable considered atomic? Bear in mind that we are not speaking about derivative work or distribution - just the action of implementing an algorithm on the file which the dude gave one for free (or for money, actually ). Why is that theft?

DisclaimerI have written hundreds of EA's while learning to deal with Meta Trader, nor anticipate giving any from the general public.

[EsCarociaro]

okay okay okay....

TECHNICALLY it is not theft.

However, the premise is there. If the source code was intended for you, the MQ4 file could have already been shared. And if the writer chooses to only give the EX4, he clearly wants his intellectual property protected.

You are able to argue the whys and the wherefores, but in the end of the day if an MQ4 file is not given, it wasn't meant for you to see.

Perhaps I am not seeing something. What exactly is being stolen?

Btw, haven't seen you around in awhile pluto... trading?

[Teschesra]

Yep still around, not as much time to trade/experiment as before, however I come in to begin the odd flamewar today and then

Glad to see you're still around also!

okay okay fine....

TECHNICALLY it isn't theft.

But the assumption is there. If the source code was intended for you, the MQ4 file could have been shared. And if the author chooses to only give the EX4, he clearly desires his intellectual property protected.

You can assert the whys and the wherefores, however at the end of the day if an MQ4 file isn't given, it wasn't intended for you to see.



Btw, haven't seen you around in awhile pluto... trading?

[shousgruNNun]

In case somebody does not need its work decompiled one should not post it
anything submitted will be abused, appropriated, renamed and sold... Counting on honesty and courtesy is simply untrue

A coder is left another option too: do the pornography principle - post images just. Sure it makes a coder almost like the natives however, to hell, it feels so great.

PS: some porn (after all, it is Friday). Decompilable in a fly

[BSesckViStiro]

it's a shame??

Sorry but I disagree . EX4 documents that are decompiling is theft. And even though I have thought of doing the same thing myself, I won't.

I expect every business that ches EULA violations of decompilation will prosecute to the fullest. There is a reason .

Apple is doing this right now against Psystar. A lot of legal specialists are going back and forth to the damages that Apple is justly due. Honestly, if Apple loses, all of EULAs might be subject to legal breach (if that is grammatically possible) according to this precedent.

[CRessTkxx]

If one does not need its job decompiled one should not bill it
anything submitted is going to be abused, appropriated, renamed and marketed... Counting on courtesy and honesty is only naive
A coder is abandoned another alternative too: do the porn principle - post pictures only. Sure it makes a coder almost like the scammers however, to hell, it feels really great.
PS: a few porn (after all, it is Friday). Decompilable in a fly

not nice, Mladen, not nice
no matter EULA, FIFA or NASA or T.G.I.F. regulations, copy and paste rights watewer - for doing things such as that this pornohuker ought to be kild about the spot...