interesting story
Ameer Armaly
Ameer_Armaly at hotmail.com
Thu May 16 07:54:00 EDT 2002
That one is in no way encrypted. You can read it with notepad.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow at gmx.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 6:38 AM
Subject: Re: interesting story
> also look at JFWauth.ath in your jaws dir.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Igor Gueths" <igueths at attbi.com>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 8:41 PM
> Subject: Re: interesting story
>
>
> Oh Well. Just goes to show you how crappy the registry is. Will have to
> check out jfw.cps in a hexeditor sometime to see if I can figure out what
> flag is set and modify it.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ameer Armaly <Ameer_Armaly at hotmail.com>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 8:18 PM
> Subject: Re: interesting story
>
>
> > it's not a reg key. It's a flag in the auth file.
> > ----- 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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