Valdis.Kletnieks (at) vt (dot) edu [email concealed] wrote:

>On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 16:10:36 PDT, Alun Jones <alun (at) texis (dot) com [email concealed]> said:
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>Proof that Microsoft still needs to re-educate some high-level people: the
>fact that there was *any* thought given to making SP2 only install on
>"legal" copies and locking out pirated copies. The number of people running
>pirated copies that actually will buy legit ones just to install SP2 is quite
>likely tiny - but the number of people running pirated ones that would end
>up remaining insecure is much larger. This one *should* have been a no-brainer:
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I won't argue the rest of your points, however, this one I would
consider invalid. Here, I have to agree with Microsoft's original
concept. Those with pirated copies have no claim to, nor a right to, any
fixes (security or otherwise) from Microsoft. While an argument could
be made that not permitting these people to have fixes could endanger
innocent users and others with legal copies, this is at best a morally
ambiguous and thin argument. The simple fact is, those who use pirated
software (be it Microsoft's or anyone else's), are simply thieves who do
not deserve to reap any benefits from their actions.

Charlie

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