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Re: [OT]Microsoft makes networked software 'illegal' on XP
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Richard Forno)
Sun Apr 21 09:22:48 2002
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 09:22:13 -0400
From: Richard Forno <rforno@infowarrior.org>
To: <brucewms@pacbell.net>, "Nanog (E-mail)" <nanog@merit.edu>
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That's funny.
Yet another case of someone - either a company through licensing and
litigation, or a government through legislation - trying to effect both
software quality.
Forget the fact that such tools may be exploitable - if you're a computer
criminal, the fact you're violating a software license clause probably isn't
going to deter you from your actions, much like how 'drug crimes using a
gun' probably doesn't deter many drug criminals, either.
Instead of addressing the technical problem - eg, poor software development
and flaws in how the software works - we're once again seeing it
legislated/litigated away (I'm thinking of Adobe E-Reader, DeCSS, etc here).
Talk about burying your head in the sand, which appears to be the status
quo, even in today's environment of security hysteria where we 'need to do
more'.
From what I see here in DC, nobody's REALLY interested in addressing
security long term, as it will rock the boat too much; so we continue seeing
little goofy ways to look like security is being addressed when in reality,
security ISN'T being addressed.
rf
infowarrior.org
windows-free since 1999 :)
> From: Bruce Williams <brucewms@pacbell.net>
> From
> http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/02/03/18/020318oplivingston.xml
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> Microsoft's XP license agreement says, "Except as otherwise permitted by
> the NetMeeting, Remote Assistance, and Remote Desktop features described
> below, you may not use the Product to permit any Device to use, access,
> display, or run other executable software residing on the Workstation
> Computer, nor may you permit any Device to use, access, display, or run the
> Product or Product's user interface, unless the Device has a separate
> license for the Product."
>
> I guess this improves security....
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> bye,
> Bruce Williams
> "Asking the wrong questions is the leading cause of wrong answers"
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