On Apr 29, 2010, at 3:32 PM, JOHN CARMONNE wrote:
Pray tell me how in God's name you're going to add an installation
counter to a pressed read-only CD/DVD?
Windbloze does it and anything you install on a PC normally will try
to shake you down.
No, Windows does NOT do this. There's a serial number that works with
the installer, and if you NEVER connect to the internet, at least with
XP and lower, you're A-OK. However, Windows phones home with the info
and serial number when you connect to the internet.
Windows Vista and newer require you to either authenticate via the
internet or via phone or youe Windows system turns into a pumpkin.
OS X disks do not contain ANY sort of serialization, a fact that can
be confirmed if you have access to two retail install disks of the
same OS: they're identical.
Again. Apple does not require serialization of their OS...remember,
you're legally only allowed to run it on a Mac.
Remember:
<http://tinyurl.com/26rd5rg>
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Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group
Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs
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