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"What is next, you are not allowed to run a certain program on your devices?"

That's what software licensing decides. I can have perfectly valid executable binaries on my computer but if I don't have a license to use them, then it's technically illegal to ./execute

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Thats is true. Im no angel but I do not have pirated and unlicensed software on my computers, thats one of the reasons I only use Linux and pay for IntelliJ. At least with software we have an option.

I was saying that more in the context of oppressive regimes, sorry I mean safe democratic governments, that some programs are illegal to write.

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