>>>>I am not a lawyer. Anyway, I think unethical is a better word in this case.
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>>>I agree; at least it is unethical. How would the person who wants someone to decompile the code feel if he developed a program and found that other users were using it without paying for it; this is the same for Refox.
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>>There is no indication in the message that the person wants to decompile a program that is not his. And even if it is not, buying a legal licence of Refox does not make it any more ethical.
>>Asking someone else to decompile something for you and whether it is ethical to decompile a program that is not yours are two total different things and should not be mixed up in the discussion.
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>>The real question is whether it is ethical to violate or circumvent the EULA?
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>No -- he is asking to use a program that was not purchased by him. He wants to use the program for his own benefit. It is not a matter of whether the program that he wants to decompile is his or not. The matter is that is wanting to use a program that he has not purchased for his own benefit. It is does not matter that it is someone else that is doing it for him; he is using a program that he did not purchase. So the question is, how would he feel if he found someone using his program that they did not purchase. I would expect he would not like it.

Can you tell me what the difference is when your neighbour is asking you to print or modify a word document while he does not own MS word?
What is the difference with lending your laptop to your son or daughter who has to write a letter for school?
What is the difference asking a friend to create a modify a drawing for me in autocad while I personally do not hold a licence? Should I buy a license for autocad myself?


Sorry but your argument does not make sense to me.