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Hi,

I need to tell you that I've destroyed a Jaws key just creating a ghhost
image.
I could restore it back when restoring the image created. Strange, I know.
But this didn't happen me all the time. Only 2 times.

Teddy,
orasnita at home.ro

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow@xxxxxxx>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: interesting story


good.  I got norton ghost 2002 on this box, and I'll give it a try.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Octavian Rasnita" <orasnita@xxxxxxx>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 11:57 PM
Subject: Re: interesting story


> I remember that someone tried but with no success with dd.
> Maybe it should try better, I don't know, but the idea is to create a
> partition only with that key on it and to put that image there.
>
> But it is more simple to do it this way with Norton Ghost with the -ia
> parameter.
> Teledisk is easier to use however.
>
> Teddy,
> orasnita at home.ro
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Toby Fisher" <toby_fisher at bigfoot.com>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 5:44 AM
> Subject: Re: interesting story
>
>
> On Thu, 16 May 2002, Octavian Rasnita wrote:
>
> > Yes you can do it under Linux but I am not a Linux expert so I don't
know
> > exactly how it was done.
> > There are no Registry settings that need to be changed.
> > There is only that key file from your hard disk that needs to be copied.
>
> I reckon that dd might be a good place to start.
>
> Cheers.
>
> --
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>
> > > > > Syn'x
> > > > >                   severed its relationship with
Microsoft-Softimage,
> > the
> > > > > company
> > > > >                   assured Syn'x that it had removed "some or all"
of
> > > > > Character
> > > > >                   from its software. But Syn'x charges that
> > > > > Microsoft-Softimage
> > > > >                   removed only one part of the code, and retained
> > eight
> > > > > other
> > > > >                   functions that Character's developers had
> registered
> > > with
> > > > > the
> > > > >                   French National Intellectual Property Institute.
> > > > >                   After Syn'x sent two letters to Softimage and
> > > Microsoft
> > > > >                   demanding the functions be removed, the company
> > filed
> > > > > suit. In
> > > > >                   1998, Microsoft sold Softimage to Avid
> Technologies
> > > but
> > > > >                   remained responsible for the legal infringements
> of
> > > its
> > > > > former
> > > > >                   wholly owned subsidiary.
> > > > >                   Although Syn'x eventually fell into bankruptcy
as
> a
> > > result
> > > > > of
> > > > >                   the case, the program's authors continued their
> > fight.
> > > > > Last
> > > > >                   September the Commercial Court of Nanterre,
> France,
> > > > > awarded
> > > > >                   Syn'x the judgment for damages and interest.
> > Microsoft
> > > has
> > > > >                   vowed to appeal the decision.
> > > > >                   Sales Pitch Rebuffed
> > > > >                   Microsoft's brush with piracy in France came to
> > light
> > > only
> > > > >                   this week. The case was overshadowed at the time
> by
> > > the
> > > > > focus
> > > > >                   on the September 11 terrorist attacks. But
> recently
> > a
> > > > > Peruvian
> > > > >                   congressman raised the issue in regard to a
> > Microsoft
> > > > >                   contract.
> > > > >                   Dr. Edgar David Villanueva Nu?ez corresponded in
> > April
> > > > > with
> > > > >                   Microsoft's general manager in Peru over
proposed
> > > > > legislation
> > > > >                   there that would require any software used by
the
> > > Peruvian
> > > > >                   government to be open source (or "free
software,"
> as
> > > it's
> > > > >                   referred to in Peru). Microsoft representatives
> > > protested
> > > > > the
> > > > >                   plan, writing the congressman that producing
> > > open-source
> > > > >                   software makes a software company vulnerable to
> > piracy
> > > of
> > > > > its
> > > > >                   intellectual property by competitors. If Peru
> > mandates
> > > the
> > > > > use
> > > > >                   of open-source software by government agencies,
it
> > > "would
> > > > >                   establish discriminatory and noncompetitive
> > practices
> > > in
> > > > > the
> > > > >                   contracting and purchasing" of software by
public
> > > bodies,
> > > > >                   Microsoft stated.
> > > > >                   Nu?ez was apparently not persuaded. He replied
to
> > > > > Microsoft:
> > > > >                   "The inclusion of the intellectual property of
> > others
> > > in
> > > > > works
> > > > >                   claimed as one's own is not a practice that has
> been
> > > noted
> > > > > in
> > > > >                   the [open-source] software community; whereas,
> > > > > unfortunately,
> > > > >                   it has been in the area of proprietary
software."
> He
> > > cited
> > > > >                   specifically Microsoft's conviction by the
> > Commercial
> > > > > Court of
> > > > >                   France, "for violation of intellectual property
> > > (piracy,
> > > > > to
> > > > >                   use the unfortunate term that your firm commonly
> > uses
> > > in
> > > > > its
> > > > >                   publicity)."
> > > > >                   Meanwhile, Microsoft remains one of the most
> > outspoken
> > > > > critics
> > > > >                   of piracy, aggressively pursuing violators and
> > urging
> > > > >                   authorities to crack down on anyone who
illegally
> > > copies
> > > > > its
> > > > >                   software. The company even went so far as to
> include
> > > an
> > > > >                   Activation Wizard in Windows XP, which prevents
> > > customers
> > > > > from
> > > > >                   loading a single copy of XP onto more than one
PC.
> > The
> > > > > company
> > > > >                   amended the policy after user outcry.
> > > > >
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