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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

In the U.S., you can build rockets all day long, they cannot be guided.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2332g

You'd have to convince the feds it was never designed to be a weapon. Good luck with that.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That only applies to the hardware. I'm taking about software

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Why do you think software would be treated any differently?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Again, because source code is protected under the first amendment

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Okay but again as has been pointed out to you, that has no bearing on government contracted products like this, whether that's code or rockets or anything else the government doesn't want to just share with the entire world.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's like saying hate speech/discrimination is protected under the first amendment

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

It is

With that being said you can be arrested for harassment and or disturbing the peace.