On Sun, 18 Mar 2001 02:09:20 -0800
Willow Schlanger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "J.P.Morris" wrote:
> > One last point, there might be a clause in the EULA that forbids
> > reverse-engineering the product. In which case you would be obliged to
> > destroy all copies of the Windows you were using at the time, as your
> > license would be terminated and you would be using it illegally.
>
> What is the maximum penalty for installing 1 copy of Windows without
> having accepted the EULA? Copyright infringement? What if it were done
> by a corporation? Then would it be contained to the corporation rather
> than criminal? What if THAT corporation, called Suicide Corp. were to go
> out of business after publishing the specs?
>
Whatever. The abhorrence of the Window XP copy protection suggests that most
people of technical merit have violated the EULA anyway ;-)
As long as what you do doesn't *hurt* Wine, I'm sure most people don't care.
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