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How do people make patches for closed source software from outside its software company/devs? (lemm.ee)

submitted 6 months ago by ALostInquirer@lemm.ee to c/no_stupid_questions@programming.dev

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You see this with some apps (I think ReVanced is a popular example?) and games occasionally, and I've never been clear on how they do it.

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[–] monomon@programming.dev 3 points 6 months ago

Not exactly the question you were asking, but there are also SDKs for closed source software. You can get a library, or just an interface definition you adapt to. It can be frustrating when you cannot peek a layer deeper into the system, and takes head banging, but it's a thing. Often, if you are a significant enough client, you can get consulting or guidance from the devs at the other end.

Nowadays a lot more business software is open source (at least partially), because it increases adoption. People found that when you remove the stops, others will flock and build stuff around.