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[Karl Goetz]

Andre Mangan wrote:
> 
> The following article appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald on Tuesday,
> 19th June, 2007, p.25, IT Update.
> 
> Windows cracked
> A Linux penguin is claiming a coup: he has fooled Microsoft into
> thinking an Ubuntu Linux installation was "genuine Windows". 
> Microsoft's Windows Genuine Validation is "an online validation process
> that allows you to verify that your copy of Windows is genuine", says
> Microsoft's website.  However Linux user "Rob" posted an account of how
> he used a Windows emulator and a program called IEs4 Linux and was
> astounded to find Microsoft's system validated him as a genuine Windows
> user.  "I just did this for a laugh and didn't expect it to work," he said.
> 
> 
> -- 
> andremangan at gmail.com <mailto:andremangan at gmail.com>
> 

hasnt this been done before, several times?
kk

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