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>> around with WINE and downloading various DLLs from Microsoft, but I > It's easy enough to customise the MAC address anyway under Linux. B. On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:49:28 +0000, Paul Vigay wrote: It's easy enough to change the MAC address under Windows, too. Using the
> In a dim and distant universe <jsv*uK...@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk>,
> Theo Markettos <theom+n...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> enlightened us
> thusly:
> [Snippety snip]
>> just took the easy option and used my existing Windows install.
>> Interestingly the copy protection didn't kick in, so evidently WINE's
>> emulating the network MAC address correctly.
MAC as the "hardware key" is a completely ineffective way of doing copy
prevention - it doesn't stop the people who actually want to rip you off,
it just annoys the legitimate users. Much like most DRM.