Windows Server 2003 (at least some of the editions) require a similar activation process to that used in Windows XP.
Matt -----Original Message----- From: Mike Chambers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 10:56 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Macromedia Updates Contribute I am not aware of any other server platforms that include activation. Does anyone know of any? mike chambers [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stacy Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 10:47 AM Subject: RE: Macromedia Updates Contribute > I highly doubt this would be used for a server product. That would be > just craziness. > > STace > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sandy Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 7:05 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Macromedia Updates Contribute > > I had a discussion with Mike Chambers about the authorization scheme > on Macromedia-Talk yesterday. > > http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=messages&thread > id > =31& > forumid=28#118 > > > The activation software is by Macrovision, the same company which was > behind Intuit's Activation Scheme for Turbo Tax this year. > > http://www.google.com/search?q=c-dilla+%22turboTax%22&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF > -8 > &oe= > UTF-8 > > > Among other things, this program caused my computer to BSOD whenever I > burned a CD-Rom (not burning a CD of Turbo Tax, but any CD, audio or > data). Which meant because I needed to use Turbo Tax to file my taxes, > that I was > unable to use a piece of hardware that I use legally during the entire > time > Turbo Tax was installed on my computer. > > Mike Assures me that: > > "I would not expect it to cause any issues. We have had an extensive > beta test on this (one of our largest ever) and have not had any > reports of this > issue." > > Now, I believe that I heard that CFMX had one of the most extensive > beta tests ever in the history of the company, and we know how great > CFMX worked out of the box! > > Intuit has backed down off their authorization scheme. > http://www2.turbotaxsupport.com/default.asp?platform=1&formName=&pd=&f > s= > &ver > =&sku=&id=&oi=&DocID=815 > > Microsoft regularly releases non-activated versions of its software > for corporate users (to whom activation is more than just a pain). > > (which means that piracy for MS products hasn't stopped. All you need > is one non-activated copy out there). > > I don't really care about contribute, but what about when they use > this scheme for CFMX? Can you imagine what happens when your server > hard drive dies? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas Chiverton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 3:49 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Macromedia Updates Contribute > > > On Thursday 17 Jul 2003 08:41 am, Thomas Chiverton wrote: > > That's just comical: > Oh, it gets *better*: > "License information .... is stored ... unused part of track zero of > the hard drive" > *What* ! > Why ? If my drive fails, it's no help. If I uninstall the product will > it be > > removed ? If yes, then it's no help, if no then it's not uninstalling > correctly. :shakes head > > -- > Thomas C > Advanced ColdFusion Programmer > > HANDLE WITH EXTREME CARE: This Email Contains Minute Electrically > Charged Particles Moving at Velocities in Excess of Five Hundred > Million Miles Per > Hour. > PLEASE ALSO NOTE: I don't speak for the company that sent this. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
