[FFmpeg-user] Does "cat" degrade video quality?

[David Niklas]

On Fri, 2 Dec 2022 11:49:04 -0800
Dan Harkless <ffmpeg at harkless.org> wrote:
<snip>
> MakeMKV is in a semi-permanent Beta state, so you need to periodically
> download new license keys from:
> 
>      https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1053
> 
> but aside from that, it's easy to use, and is free and open-source.
> Good luck with your family video preservation, and cheers.

How can it be open-source but also require a license key? Couldn't I, or
anyone else, just edit the license check code out then?

Thanks,
David