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:Microsoft Watch: Are Wine Users Just 'Whining' About Microsoft's Anti-Piracy Plans?
Microsoft Watch: Are Wine Users Just 'Whining' About Microsoft's Anti-Piracy Plans?
Feb 18, 2005, 21 :15 UTC (17 Talkback[s]) (9286 reads)

(Other stories by Mary Jo Foley)

"Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) program has had its share of critics. But this week, a number of open-source advocates joined the ranks of those questioning Microsoft's methods for thwarting software piracy.

"On Wednesday, a developer of Wine--an open-source implementation of the Windows application-programming interface that allows Windows applications to run on Unix and Linux--said he discovered that Microsoft's Windows validation tool checks for Wine and generates an error when it is found..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
That brings back memories... Of DR-Dos,  ...   Wow. That brings back memories..   
Mantar
Feb 18, 2005, 22:34:38
 
Hey anything they can do to make it more ...   I am all for it   
codepunk
Feb 19, 2005, 00:48:50
 
"windows pirates" Since you bring up the ...   Pirates   
drew Roberts
Feb 19, 2005, 12:50:40
 
"On  Wednesday,  a developer of Wine--an ...   Who cares?!?   
Byran Lee
Feb 19, 2005, 12:57:53
 
"On Wednesday, a developer of Wine--an o ...   Re: Who cares?!?   
Penn Gwyn
Feb 19, 2005, 16:00:57
 
> And this is news because? Why the hell ...   Re: Who cares?!?   
Martin
Feb 19, 2005, 17:44:02
 
What do "Linux Pirates" have to do with  ...   Re: Pirates   
JaseP
Feb 19, 2005, 19:13:47
 
> > And this is news because? Why the he ...   Re: Re: Who cares?!?   
Rainer Weikusat
Feb 19, 2005, 20:49:25
 
An example of the problem is for people  ...   Windows Warez Types Are *SO* Stupid   
Byran Lee
Feb 20, 2005, 00:07:20
 
> It's news because it's the sam ...   Re: Re: Who cares?!?   
Jim
Feb 20, 2005, 02:17:40
 
Well, Windows does not allow wine users  ...   Windows Vs Wine   
albert
Feb 20, 2005, 02:18:19
 
> Last time *I* looked, MSOffice wasn&#3 ...   Re: Windows Warez Types Are *SO* Stupid   
Bill Cleveland
Feb 20, 2005, 03:47:22
 
> Last time *I* looked, MSOffice wasn&#3 ...   Re: Windows Warez Types Are *SO* Stupid   
Codifex Maximus
Feb 20, 2005, 06:20:13
 
> An example of the problem is for peopl ...   Re: Windows Warez Types Are *SO* Stupid   
Ben Rosenberg
Feb 20, 2005, 06:55:09
 
> Last time *I* looked, MSOffice wasn&#3 ...   Re: Windows Warez Types Are *SO* Stupid   
Tony OBryan
Feb 20, 2005, 15:27:20
 
My reading of MicroSoft's reply woul ...   VMware, etc   
rgb
Feb 21, 2005, 15:39:34
 
Wine is a very good simulator of windows ...   http://www.cafeoyun.com   
Oyunlar
Jul 26, 2008, 14:57:19
 
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