<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 21/06/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Andrew Swinn</b> <<a href="mailto:andrew@swinndesign.com">andrew@swinndesign.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Andre Mangan wrote:<br>><br>> The following article appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald on Tuesday,<br>> 19th June, 2007, p.25, IT Update.<br>><br>> Windows cracked<br>> A Linux penguin is claiming a coup: he has fooled Microsoft into
<br>> thinking an Ubuntu Linux installation was "genuine Windows".<br>> Microsoft's Windows Genuine Validation is "an online validation process<br>> that allows you to verify that your copy of Windows is genuine", says
<br>> Microsoft's website. However Linux user "Rob" posted an account of how<br>> he used a Windows emulator and a program called IEs4 Linux and was<br>> astounded to find Microsoft's system validated him as a genuine Windows
<br>> user. "I just did this for a laugh and didn't expect it to work," he said.<br><br>I was curious as to why this would be of any use. All the<br>patches/hotfixes can be downloaded separately if the dodgy validation fails.
<br><br>The article make reference to Windows Defender. I am puzzled as to why<br>anyone in the Linux community would see value in this product.<br><br>The only other thing I can think of that requires validation is the IE7
<br>install, but that is done during the installation process and you cannot<br>download the whole thing in one go.<br><br>Have a I missed something?<br><br>Andrew S.<br></blockquote></div><br><br>Since you have appended your comments to my posting of the article from the Sydney Morning Herald, I feel obliged to respond.
<br><br>I am at a loss to see any connection between your comments and what I posted. Perhaps you intended to respond to someone else.<br><br>I posted the article because it made me laugh when I read it and I wanted to share this piece of (ironic) humour with you all.
<br><br>Cheers,<br>Andre<br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><a href="mailto:andremangan@gmail.com">andremangan@gmail.com</a>