Decompilers

[Jack]

Thanks everyone for the ideas on decompiling. I now have several options to pursue, along with a commercial solution, should I need it.

James, I'm not sure where you get that bit about decompiling one's employer's code being illegal. Although, it might be a breach of contract if there is some signed document that was part of the hiring process or at some later date. If, that information were disclosed, there might also be trad secret issues, but to the best of my knowledge, that would be a civil complaint. Now selling that information to competitors that's corporate espionage and is criminal.

However, since, I am my employer, I'm free to do anything I want with my company's code. This however is for a product I purchased years ago and still has no Linux driver.

Thanks all,
Brian JD

--- On Fri, 10/2/09, jamesmikedupont at googlemail.com <jamesmikedupont at googlemail.com> wrote:

> Subject: Re: Decompilers
> Date: Friday, October 2, 2009, 10:38 PM
> I am just saying that if you have
> information to leak,  then wikileaks
> is the place to do it.
> For example, object files to be decompiled....
> 
> The problem with decompilation of your employers code is
> that it is illegal,
> and any derived works from it are also illegal.
> 
> The technical details, objdump from the gnu binutils, and
> the gdb
> would be the first tools to use in a decompilation. You
> would first
> need to build them for the chipset.
> 
> mike
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 10:29 PM, Jeffrey Watts
> <jeffrey.w.watts at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Perhaps I'm missing something, but I'm not sure
> Wikileaks is exactly the
> > best place to go for someone wanting help using a
> decompiler...
> >
> > Jeffrey.
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 1:32 PM, jamesmikedupont at googlemail.com
> > <jamesmikedupont at googlemail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I suggest you watch this video on this topic :
> >>
> >> http://xml.truveo.com/eb/i/2417592453/a/5f62953ab8dba73576711df5b5a4d647/p/1#!flashvars#videoAutoPlay=1
> >>
> >> Check the site:
> >> http://www.wikileaks.org/
> >>
> >> Nothing can stop the signal....
> >>
> >> h4ck3rm1k3
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > "He that would make his own liberty secure must guard
> even his enemy from
> > oppression; for if he violates this duty he
> establishes a precedent that
> > will reach to himself." -- Thomas Paine
> >
>