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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: Ada is getting more popular!
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On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:06:25 +0200, Thomas L�cke wrote:

> If I buy a car, I can change it as I see fit.

You cannot, there are serious limitations on what you allowed to do, at
least in Germany.

> I can take it apart and see how it works.

This also may be forbidden. I believe taking apart a DVD player is
punishable under the DMCA. 

> I can customize it to suit my specific needs.

According to the recent court rulings you can't even sell the thing you
once bought:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/09/first-sale-doctrine/

> But when buying software, I'm usually kept in the dark. No tinkering,
> no learning, no self-maintenance, no nothing. It's a black box.

No, the problem is that the black box is sold with no warranty. The
producer must be liable to his product. The rule must be: more you close,
more responsibility you have to take for the money you charged.

-- 
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de