Max: >> Cracked versions can include software you wouldn't want >> running on your network. And never mind just plain broken software... Antonio Olivares: > What software is that? Trojans, viruses, and whatnot? You don't seriously expect us to believe that you weren't aware of that possibility? > Is it from Microsoft that checks if your version of Windows is not > legal? > Can you share what you know. > > I have some friends that run these kinds of windows. This way I can > warn them to move over to Linux with convincing arguments :) If some hacker has stolen some software, it's obvious that they have no regard for other's rights, so why should they have any regard for whom they pass the stolen software on to? Though it's not unknown for original software to contain nasty surprises. Quite apart from the shovelware stuffed onto some OEM systems, there's been cases of compromised install discs. And my brand new Asus laptop came complete with a trojan. Looking at it, and the reports, the cheapskates cracked WinRar rather than pay for it, included the cracked version of WinRar on the install, as well as the trojaned tool that they used to crack it. Then, to ice the cake, they also included some NDA stuff from Microsoft to OEMs. ;-) -- [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -r 2.6.25.14-108.fc9.i686 Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
