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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: > > > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >> Hash: SHA1 > >> > >> 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"? You're seriously putting those phrases together and expecting us not to laugh? :D Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html