interesting story
Alex Snow
alex_snow at gmx.net
Fri May 17 06:29:54 EDT 2002
What is the exact command line you used so I can try it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Octavian Rasnita" <orasnita at home.ro>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: interesting story
> Hi,
>
> I need to tell you that I've destroyed a Jaws key just creating a ghhost
> image.
> I could restore it back when restoring the image created. Strange, I know.
> But this didn't happen me all the time. Only 2 times.
>
> Teddy,
> orasnita at home.ro
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow at gmx.net>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 1:25 PM
> Subject: Re: interesting story
>
>
> good. I got norton ghost 2002 on this box, and I'll give it a try.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Octavian Rasnita" <orasnita at home.ro>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 11:57 PM
> Subject: Re: interesting story
>
>
> > I remember that someone tried but with no success with dd.
> > Maybe it should try better, I don't know, but the idea is to create a
> > partition only with that key on it and to put that image there.
> >
> > But it is more simple to do it this way with Norton Ghost with the -ia
> > parameter.
> > Teledisk is easier to use however.
> >
> > Teddy,
> > orasnita at home.ro
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Toby Fisher" <toby_fisher at bigfoot.com>
> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 5:44 AM
> > Subject: Re: interesting story
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 16 May 2002, Octavian Rasnita wrote:
> >
> > > Yes you can do it under Linux but I am not a Linux expert so I don't
> know
> > > exactly how it was done.
> > > There are no Registry settings that need to be changed.
> > > There is only that key file from your hard disk that needs to be
copied.
> >
> > I reckon that dd might be a good place to start.
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> > --
> > Toby Fisher Email: toby at g0ucu.freeserve.co.uk
> > Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239
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> >
> > > > > > 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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