* Nelson, David (ED, PAR&D) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi,
> Unfortunately software developers can do a lot to your system > under the guise of "copy protection". I for one think that > there should be a written warning on the back of the box of > every game that installs software on your PC for the purpose > of copy protection. Some such as Starforce can cause havoc > with a system. There also were some rumors about trojans on audio discs. I'd really like to get one of those discs into my fingers, for an forensic analysis + criminal information. Installing trojans is criminal (at least in .de), and should be treated as such. cu -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrico Weigelt == metux IT service - http://www.metux.de/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please visit the OpenSource QM Taskforce: http://wiki.metux.de/public/OpenSource_QM_Taskforce Patches / Fixes for a lot dozens of packages in dozens of versions: http://patches.metux.de/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
