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. > > -- > Toby Fisher Email: toby at g0ucu.freeserve.co.uk > Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 > ICQ: #61744808 > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > -- > Toby Fisher Email: toby at g0ucu.freeserve.co.uk > Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 > ICQ: #61744808 > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
