[NTLUG:Discuss] Simulating M$oft responses to windows XP

[MontyS@videopost.com]

Why is it any of "momma's" business what the end user is doing anyway?  Once
we purchase and license the product, "momma" should leave us the heck alone.
It is times like these that I wish I had loads of money to burn so I could
call my high-roller lawyer friend and cause M$ some grief, or at least bad
press.

The press would probably help the Linux cause as well.

Just another brick in the wall on the way to "trusted computing/computers".
Now there's a euphemism for you.

Count me in for wanting the answer.  Sorry for the off-topic.

Monty


 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Kenneth Loafman [mailto:ken at lt.com] 
Sent:	Tuesday, February 18, 2003 11:45 AM
To:	NTLUG Discussion List
Subject:	Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Simulating M$oft responses to windows XP

I'd like to know the answer anyway.  I've got some machines cut off from 
the net, intentionally, and they still try to "call home to momma".  I 
don't want momma to know what they are doing, so they have to stay off 
the net.  This would make license handling much easier.

...Ken


jeremyb at univista.com wrote:
>   I'd be careful what you bring up in conversation.   Though what you're
> talking about is
> not explicitly for bipassing M$ licsencing it could certainly be used as
> such.   Furthermore, since this is
> more or less a public forum, anyone including M$ licsencing goons  could
> read this and 
> give you or whomever you're trying to help unwanted legal problems.
call
> me paranoid if you will.
>  
> just my .02

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