The Ghost In The Machine wrote:

>> WINDUMMY PIRATES CAN'T SETUP THEIR NEW COMPUTERS BY USING SIMPLE COPY.
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> Actually, they can -- just not legally. I'd have to look
> at the EULA, though, and the law.


The days of simple file copy and being able to boot are long gone.
There are too many anti-piracy checks that will crash the copy
unlike Linux which is just so happy to boot up copies.


>> LINUX USERS CAN COPY WITHOUT PIRATING.
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> Indeed.

On Mon, 05 May 2008 17:37:41 -0400, Ezekiel wrote:

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> of Windows XP; it is the MacOS. Linux isn't moving very well. In fact,
> in discussions with the OEMs, they are still convinced that most of
> their Linux-based systems are probably running pirated Windows XP, not
> Linux.

Yeah - they never were very bright.


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Ezekiel wrote:

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> Look at what is surging in the market against Windows Vista and on top of
> Windows XP; it is the MacOS. Linux isn't moving very well. In fact, in
> discussions with the OEMs, they are still convinced that most of their
> Linux-based systems are probably running pirated Windows XP, not Linux.
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Rob Enderle has long since shown that he is a mouthpiece for his masters in
Redmond. As such, everything he writes needs to be taken with a pinch of
salt.

Ian

Ezekiel wrote:
> http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/rob/?p=221
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> Look at what is surging in the market against Windows Vista and on top of
> Windows XP; it is the MacOS. Linux isn't moving very well. In fact, in
> discussions with the OEMs, they are still convinced that most of their
> Linux-based systems are probably running pirated Windows XP, not Linux.
>

So what you're saying is that M$'s flagship anti piracy effort WGA
doesn't work?

On 2008-05-05, Ezekiel wrote:
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> http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/rob/?p=221
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> Look at what is surging in the market against Windows Vista and on top of
> Windows XP; it is the MacOS. Linux isn't moving very well. In fact, in
> discussions with the OEMs, they are still convinced that most of their
> Linux-based systems are probably running pirated Windows XP, not Linux.
>

So? This just proves that OEMs are stupid.

Why bother with futzting around with a non-customized Windows installer
that's going to make a Linux install look like a walk in the park? Just get
a dirt cheap Dell and get it with an OS recovery disk.

Que cliches about time not being free and such.

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On Tue, 06 May 2008 11:07:28 +0100, Phil Da Lick! wrote:

> Ezekiel wrote:
>> http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/rob/?p=221
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>> Look at what is surging in the market against Windows Vista and on top of
>> Windows XP; it is the MacOS. Linux isn't moving very well. In fact, in
>> discussions with the OEMs, they are still convinced that most of their
>> Linux-based systems are probably running pirated Windows XP, not Linux.
>>
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> So what you're saying is that M$'s flagship anti piracy effort WGA
> doesn't work?

I don't think that is a secret.
Pirated/cracked versions of XP were on the bots hours before Microsoft
released the shrink wrap.
It was a total embarrassment.

Anti-piracy methods don't work, they never have and until infallible
biometric schemes are perfected, chances are they never will.

All these things do is add to the cost of the software and potentially
inconvenience the honest user.

It's one of the topics I agree with the Linux advocates on.


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> On Tue, 06 May 2008 11:07:28 +0100, Phil Da Lick! wrote:
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>> Ezekiel wrote:
>>> http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/rob/?p=221
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>>> Look at what is surging in the market against Windows Vista and on top
>>> of
>>> Windows XP; it is the MacOS. Linux isn't moving very well. In fact, in
>>> discussions with the OEMs, they are still convinced that most of their
>>> Linux-based systems are probably running pirated Windows XP, not Linux.
>>>
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>> So what you're saying is that M$'s flagship anti piracy effort WGA
>> doesn't work?
>
> I don't think that is a secret.
> Pirated/cracked versions of XP were on the bots hours before Microsoft
> released the shrink wrap.
> It was a total embarrassment.
>
> Anti-piracy methods don't work, they never have and until infallible
> biometric schemes are perfected, chances are they never will.
>
> All these things do is add to the cost of the software and potentially
> inconvenience the honest user.
>
> It's one of the topics I agree with the Linux advocates on.

Anti-piracy methods don't have to be perfect in order to work. Microsoft WGA
isn't trying to keep people out of the secret CIA databank - it doesn't have
to be 100% perfect in order to be effective. All that anti-piracy has to do
is make it inconvenient for people to copy software and it's done it's job.
There will always be someone, somewhere who can break it. No big deal. As
long as it keeps some/most/a-lot of people honest then it's better than
nothing.

Look at DVD's for example. It's not exactly rocket science to
rip/reauthor/burn a copy of a DVD. It can be done and anyone that really
wants to do it can copy a DVD. But it's difficult and inconvenient enough
where most people won't bother.




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