On Tue, 11 May 2004 18:23:02 +0200 Ronald disseminated the following: > > Well, we can dream, can't we?! LOL! > > yes we can :-) > > http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5209896.html
Well, I must say I'm used to contradictory, even pathologically, statements from MS, but... "Excluding pirated copies could aggravate the damage of worms and other virus outbreaks, which ultimately harms legitimate Windows users, Goffe added. However, the Redmond, Wash.-based software maker has since clarified that its iron-clad stance towards piracy remains unchanged, and SP2 will be no exception. "Press reports indicating Windows XP Service Pack 2 will install on pirated or illegal copies of Windows XP are not entirely true," said Dominic Carr, Microsoft Asia-Pacific's senior product manager for Windows. "Prior to installing, SP2 will check the OS product ID (PID) against a list of known pirated PIDs. If a PID is found to be invalid, SP2 will not install," Carr told CNETAsia." Soooooo, which is it Billy? -- JoeHill RLU #282046 / www.orderinchaos.org Kernel 2.4.22-21.tmb.1mdk Mandrake Linux release 9.2 (FiveStar) for i586 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 17:26:59 up 5 days, 3:54, 8 users, load average: 0.54, 0.25, 0.09 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Athens built the Acropolis. Corinth was a commercial city, interested in purely materialistic things. Today we admire Athens, visit it, preserve the old temples, yet we hardly ever set foot in Corinth." -- Dr. Harold Urey, Nobel Laureate in chemistry
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