New Microsoft Eula: we own your comp now

[Grinnin Reaper]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25956.html

New Eula for the latest WMP patch says if you use it Microsoft now has the right to d/l any patch they see fit and it may activate, and with Digital Rights Management, may break your computer and they don't even have to tell you. SPAM"We will attempt to make an effort to post our intentions on a web site". SPAMThis is gettin out of hand guys. SPAMCan someone help me with my Mandrake 8.1 install?

[vee_ess]

Yeah, they are trying to get hooks in ya, to prevent the linux wave from growin too much. That makes it ironic that you brought up linux...

What part do ya need help in with installin it? The first thing that comes to mind that could give you a hard time is you have to create a root drive when installin linux. \ is your root drive... (I am not too advanced with linux yet tho SPAM:( so I might not be much help)

[Uranium-235]

yet another reason I stick with WMP 6.4. And besides I hear DivX plays worse on anything above 6.4.

[Uranium-235]

ehhh hmmm


http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25940.html

[Uranium-235]

Dennis Miller once said that "Bill Gates is just a monocle and a Persian Cat away from being one of the bad guys in a James Bond movie."

The first article is his monocle, second one is his cat

[Grinnin Reaper]

Yhea I think I left some links over on News about those U-235. SPAMI'm havin' some trouble findin' a supported modem for Linux. SPAMSo much of my crap is Win-modems' or unsupported. SPAMI'm shoppin' at New-egg as we speak for a good Linux compatible. SPAMOther Linux problem is My Asus Ge-force 2 has some compatability problems. SPAMI'm so green at Linux it hurts. SPAMOh well I got Lilo sorted out and can get both OS's to boot and Shutdown properly so that in itself in an accomplishment. SPAMScrew microsoft, long live the penguin.

[Grinnin Reaper]

Here's the exact quote out of a patch install on a WMP 6.4 box
* SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAMDigital Rights Management (Security). SPAMYou agree that in order to protect the integrity of content and software protected by digital rights management ("Secure Content"), Microsoft may provide security related updates to the OS Components that will be automatically downloaded onto your computer. SPAMThese security related updates may disable your ability to copy and/or play Secure Content and use other software on your computer. SPAMIf we provide such a security update, we will use reasonable efforts to post notices on a web site explaining the update.



My understanding would be that if they want to they can erase your MP3's keep you from burning any more or copying. SPAMAnd also disable any media player that they want to. SPAMAnd like the article above states they amy even infect you with a virus. SPAMThey released a supplemental disk to Korea .net developers that had nimda imbeded in it. SPAMI wonder what the Department of Justice will have to say because Microshaft could use this to disable Realplayer, and MusicMatch Jukebox if they wanted to.

[Smoked1]

Blow them up! >:(