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Re: [LUG] nagware coming to windows 7

 

Have they fixed all the SMB2 crashes and exploits yet? There sure were
a lot of them.

On 27 February 2010 20:58, alex mclennan <alexfido@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Gordon Henderson wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 26 Feb 2010, Grant Sewell wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:02:55 +0000 (GMT)
>>> Gordon Henderson wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 25 Feb 2010, Max Siegieda wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 2:34 PM, Paul Sutton <zleap@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
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>>>>>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/12/windows_7_genuine_patch/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It seems a new patch for windows 7 will scan for things such as
>>>>>> activation work arounds etc,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> even better reason for us as a lug to stop stalling and step up our
>>>>>> efforts further and push the free software advantage,
>>>>
>>>>> You make that sound scary, all it's doing is adding a slightly more
>>>>> up to date version of <car-salesman-voice> genuine windows advantage
>>>>> </car-salesman-voice> that we can even opt out of, and that's been
>>>>> in use for years. This news = meh.
>>>>
>>>> Until the license-key that you're using is abused by a hacker and MS
>>>> then thinks that your box is pirated and shuts it down.
>>>>
>>>> And if your box is a server in a data centre, far far away and it's
>>>> hosting some really important websites ...
>>>>
>>>> Good luck there, then ...
>>>
>>> "A Windows server box", "in a data centre", "hosting really important
>>> websites"? ÂYou're seriously putting those phrases together and
>>> expecting us not to laugh? :D
>>
>> Well, indeed, yes. I realise that only a fool would do this, but there's
>> that old saying: A fool and his money are soon parted...
>>
>> Gordon
>>
>>
> hehe let them try get into my 7.
> alex the (devious)noob
>
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