__/ [ alt ] on Friday 11 August 2006 09:50 \__
> On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 09:35:59 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> __/ [ alt ] on Friday 11 August 2006 07:22 \__
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>>> news:1239277.2J8xveyjiR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>>>
>>>> Busted! What happens when WGA attacks
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>| The entire program is couched in language that would make Orwell
>>>>| proud. I'd love to spend an hour in Redmond, locked in a room with
>>>>| the WGA team, so I could explain exactly how wrong their approach is.
>>>>| If I had my way, I'd tear down every existing web page and start
>>>>| over. Here's a hint: Stop treating every customer as if they were a
>>>>| thief.
>>>
>>> The problem is that many, many customers are thieves. Some don't even
>>> know it as their system came "pre-installed" with a lot of software.
>>>
>>> But the inconvenience is not worth it, IMO.
>>>
>>> WGA can get stuffed.
>>
>> WGA is so good to Linux. I'm actually thinking about starting a port of
>> WGA to GNU/Linux (call it LGA and have it remind you that you are in a
>> position of advantage). If only SourceForge approved my application... and
>> Microsoft released the source code...
>
> Write it from scratch in Tcl/Tk. All it has to do is put a window on the
> screen reading: "This Copy of Linux is Genuine".
>
> ;-)
Hmm... this article from Linux.com is only a couple of weeks old:
http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/07/20/1646250
( Create GUI dialogs for GNOME and KDE )
Best wishes,
Roy
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