<div>On 21/06/07, Andrew Swinn <<a href="mailto:andrew@swinndesign.com">andrew@swinndesign.com</a>> wrote:<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: > > 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. I was curious as to why this would be of any use. All the patches/hotfixes can be downloaded separately if the dodgy validation fails. The article make reference to Windows Defender. I am puzzled as to why anyone in the Linux community would see value in this product. The only other thing I can think of that requires validation is the IE7 install, but that is done during the installation process and you cannot download the whole thing in one go. Have a I missed something? Andrew S. </blockquote></div> Since you have appended your comments to my posting of the article from the Sydney Morning Herald, I feel obliged to respond. I am at a loss to see any connection between your comments and what I posted.  Perhaps you intended to respond to someone else. 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. Cheers, Andre -- <a href="mailto:andremangan@gmail.com">andremangan@gmail.com</a>