Re: [SLE] [OT] More info about Windows XP's new Activation scheme
I'm not aware of any cracks for software using the FlexLM license manager (e.g. Rational Rose and the like). If Flex can produce uncrackable stuff then perhaps Microsoft can as well. Mind you, perhaps the desire to crack Windows XP will be greater than the desire to crack stuff like Rational Rose so perhaps it is not invulnerable. Sean. Christian Klippel <ck@big7.net> 02/06/2001 15:51 To: SLE <suse-linux-e@suse.com> cc: Subject: Re: [SLE] [OT] More info about Windows XP's new Activation scheme <snip> does anyone know a product that hasnt been cracked (or at least where the used scheme was cracked in some other software [i.e. license managers like the one used in softimage]) ?? i dont...... <snip>
Given M/s track record on security bugs, just how long do you really think it's going to take for people to crack it? alan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Akers" <sean.akers@ntlworld.com> To: <suse-linux-e@suse.com> Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 4:08 PM Subject: Re: [SLE] [OT] More info about Windows XP's new Activation scheme | I'm not aware of any cracks for software using the FlexLM license manager | (e.g. Rational Rose and the like). If Flex can produce uncrackable stuff | then perhaps Microsoft can as well. Mind you, perhaps the desire to crack | Windows XP will be greater than the desire to crack stuff like Rational | Rose so perhaps it is not invulnerable. | | Sean. |
About a month or so, give or take a week or two. M$ has gotta realize they have a big fat target painted on their corporate forehead. Actually, I kinda wish It wouldn't get cracked - that way it can't be bootlegged/pirated and all the users will have to pay full price for each. This in turn will inevitably lead to an exodus from M$ products based on price alone. Just my $0.02 U.S. Cheers. Curtis On Saturday 02 June 2001 11:43 am, Alan Lenton wrote:
Given M/s track record on security bugs, just how long do you really think it's going to take for people to crack it?
alan
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Akers" <sean.akers@ntlworld.com> To: <suse-linux-e@suse.com> Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 4:08 PM Subject: Re: [SLE] [OT] More info about Windows XP's new Activation scheme
| I'm not aware of any cracks for software using the FlexLM license
manager
| (e.g. Rational Rose and the like). If Flex can produce uncrackable stuff | then perhaps Microsoft can as well. Mind you, perhaps the desire to crack | Windows XP will be greater than the desire to crack stuff like Rational | Rose so perhaps it is not invulnerable. | | Sean.
re, Am Samstag, 2. Juni 2001 19:10 schrieb Curtis Rey:
About a month or so, give or take a week or two. M$ has gotta realize they have a big fat target painted on their corporate forehead. Actually, I kinda wish It wouldn't get cracked - that way it can't be bootlegged/pirated and all the users will have to pay full price for each. This in turn will inevitably lead to an exodus from M$ products based on price alone.
Just my $0.02 U.S. Cheers. Curtis
i also hope it never gets cracked. this way alot of users will switch to linux/freebsd because they cannot longer use it..... and im sure that on over 70% of the *private* win-pc's unlicensed software is used (not neccesarily the os, its almost shipped with the pc, but the apps as word etc.....) m$ is actually digging their own grave.........fine for us... greets, chris -- visit me at http://mamalala.de
hi sean, believe me, i have seen & tested this about 3-4 years ago on a windows nt machine for running SoftImage after our dongle was ruined by a "just-go-up-in-flames" printer connected after it. it is far away from uncrackable........ (of course we used the original dongle later on, after getting the replacement dongle....) so even this system has its weaknes....... from what i have seen it workl like "emulating" the license manager and always put out "licensed" for a specific product (in this case SI and all of its additions [renderer etc]) just search on astalavista for softimage, im pretty sure it can still be found there (thats the place where i found it years ago......) greets, chris Am Samstag, 2. Juni 2001 17:08 schrieben Sie:
I'm not aware of any cracks for software using the FlexLM license manager (e.g. Rational Rose and the like). If Flex can produce uncrackable stuff then perhaps Microsoft can as well. Mind you, perhaps the desire to crack Windows XP will be greater than the desire to crack stuff like Rational Rose so perhaps it is not invulnerable.
Sean.
Christian Klippel <ck@big7.net> 02/06/2001 15:51
To: SLE <suse-linux-e@suse.com> cc: Subject: Re: [SLE] [OT] More info about Windows XP's new Activation scheme
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does anyone know a product that hasnt been cracked (or at least where the used scheme was cracked in some other software [i.e. license managers like the one used in softimage]) ?? i dont......
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-- visit me at http://mamalala.de
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