interesting story
Ryan Mann
rmann at rmisp.net
Wed May 15 21:25:52 EDT 2002
Why do I keep getting this message?
On Wed, 15 May 2002, Alex Snow wrote:
> You can't image the disk. I think there's hard errors on it to prevent me
> from doing just that. The best thing to do is find out exactly what
> hjauth.exe does. That would be great If I could run 2k or xp on this box
> aspecially cause I'm running a server.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Igor Gueths" <igueths at attbi.com>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 6:47 PM
> Subject: Re: interesting story
>
>
> Hi Alex. Now there's one thing that I don't think has been cracked or
> avoided yet. I think I could use my box to image an nt authorization, and
> then copy it onto a fat formatted disk for others to use. Now as for
> tricking Winblows into thinking that jfw is registered under w2k, will have
> to search the various reg keys for that one.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alex Snow <alex_snow at gmx.net>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 3:33 PM
> Subject: Re: interesting story
>
>
> > So Do I. Can't use it though because I don't got jaws "NT authorisation".
> > Maybe there's a crack for that also?
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Gregory Nowak" <greg at romualt.dhs.org>
> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 3:28 PM
> > Subject: Re: interesting story
> >
> >
> > > Yeah. A friend of mine surprised me the other day by cheerfully
> informing
> > me that he's got a cd of a cracked copy of windows xp.
> > > Greg
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, May 15, 2002 at 03:22:42PM -0400, Alex Snow wrote:
> > > > Sounds just like Microcrap. Hypocritical.
> > > > And about that xp activation thing, it's been cracked.
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Igor Gueths" <igueths at attbi.com>
> > > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 7:33 PM
> > > > Subject: interesting story
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi all. Hope this is of interest.
> > > >
> > > > Did Microsoft Flirt With Piracy?
> > > >
> > > > Complaints about open-source software policy reveal
> > piracy
> > > > rap
> > > > in France.
> > > > Kim Zetter, special to PCWorld.com
> > > > Thursday, May 09, 2002
> > > > While Microsoft cracks down on software pirates the
> > world
> > > > over, the software giant itself was quietly
> convicted
> > of
> > > > piracy charges in France last fall--and the case,
> > while
> > > > supposedly under appeal, may cost the company some
> > > > business.
> > > > The French division of Microsoft is facing a fine of
> > about
> > > > $422,000 for illegal use of another company's source
> > code
> > > > in
> > > > an animation program called Softimage 3D. The
> program
> > has
> > > > been
> > > > used to create such films as The Matrix, Men in
> Black,
> > and
> > > > Star Wars. But the dispute itself was cited by a
> > > > governmental
> > > > buyer who contends Microsoft should not complain
> about
> > > > pirates
> > > > when it is guilty of the same transgression.
> Microsoft
> > did
> > > > not
> > > > respond to requests for comment.
> > > > Borrowed Code
> > > > The issue started in 1995 when Microsoft France
> > purchased
> > > > Softimage, a Canadian company that developed the 3D
> > CGI
> > > > animation program Softimage 3D. The acquired company
> > was
> > > > accused of illegally lifting source code from a
> > > > proprietary
> > > > program called Character, developed by the owners of
> > Syn'x
> > > > Relief, a company near Paris.
> > > > In 1994, Softimage had negotiated with Syn'x about
> > > > integrating
> > > > parts of the Character program into Softimage 3D.
> But
> > the
> > > > deal
> > > > fell through when Softimage demanded all rights to
> the
> > > > code,
> > > > according to a report in PC World Malta. In 1995,
> when
> > > > Syn'x
> > > > severed its relationship with Microsoft-Softimage,
> the
> > > > company
> > > > assured Syn'x that it had removed "some or all" of
> > > > Character
> > > > from its software. But Syn'x charges that
> > > > Microsoft-Softimage
> > > > removed only one part of the code, and retained
> eight
> > > > other
> > > > functions that Character's developers had registered
> > with
> > > > the
> > > > French National Intellectual Property Institute.
> > > > After Syn'x sent two letters to Softimage and
> > Microsoft
> > > > demanding the functions be removed, the company
> filed
> > > > suit. In
> > > > 1998, Microsoft sold Softimage to Avid Technologies
> > but
> > > > remained responsible for the legal infringements of
> > its
> > > > former
> > > > wholly owned subsidiary.
> > > > Although Syn'x eventually fell into bankruptcy as a
> > result
> > > > of
> > > > the case, the program's authors continued their
> fight.
> > > > Last
> > > > September the Commercial Court of Nanterre, France,
> > > > awarded
> > > > Syn'x the judgment for damages and interest.
> Microsoft
> > has
> > > > vowed to appeal the decision.
> > > > Sales Pitch Rebuffed
> > > > Microsoft's brush with piracy in France came to
> light
> > only
> > > > this week. The case was overshadowed at the time by
> > the
> > > > focus
> > > > on the September 11 terrorist attacks. But recently
> a
> > > > Peruvian
> > > > congressman raised the issue in regard to a
> Microsoft
> > > > contract.
> > > > Dr. Edgar David Villanueva Nuñez corresponded in
> April
> > > > with
> > > > Microsoft's general manager in Peru over proposed
> > > > legislation
> > > > there that would require any software used by the
> > Peruvian
> > > > government to be open source (or "free software," as
> > it's
> > > > referred to in Peru). Microsoft representatives
> > protested
> > > > the
> > > > plan, writing the congressman that producing
> > open-source
> > > > software makes a software company vulnerable to
> piracy
> > of
> > > > its
> > > > intellectual property by competitors. If Peru
> mandates
> > the
> > > > use
> > > > of open-source software by government agencies, it
> > "would
> > > > establish discriminatory and noncompetitive
> practices
> > in
> > > > the
> > > > contracting and purchasing" of software by public
> > bodies,
> > > > Microsoft stated.
> > > > Nuñez was apparently not persuaded. He replied to
> > > > Microsoft:
> > > > "The inclusion of the intellectual property of
> others
> > in
> > > > works
> > > > claimed as one's own is not a practice that has been
> > noted
> > > > in
> > > > the [open-source] software community; whereas,
> > > > unfortunately,
> > > > it has been in the area of proprietary software." He
> > cited
> > > > specifically Microsoft's conviction by the
> Commercial
> > > > Court of
> > > > France, "for violation of intellectual property
> > (piracy,
> > > > to
> > > > use the unfortunate term that your firm commonly
> uses
> > in
> > > > its
> > > > publicity)."
> > > > Meanwhile, Microsoft remains one of the most
> outspoken
> > > > critics
> > > > of piracy, aggressively pursuing violators and
> urging
> > > > authorities to crack down on anyone who illegally
> > copies
> > > > its
> > > > software. The company even went so far as to include
> > an
> > > > Activation Wizard in Windows XP, which prevents
> > customers
> > > > from
> > > > loading a single copy of XP onto more than one PC.
> The
> > > > company
> > > > amended the policy after user outcry.
> > > >
> > > >
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