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   I don't know.  Maybe.  In any case, that's not copy protection.  My =
installs are almost always from the network and don't require me to keep =
track of keys.

Rich

  "Geo."  wrote in message =
news:3e389a39$3{at}w3.nls.net...
  So you don't think SQL server 7 or 2000 require serial numbers to =
install
  them or that they are installed from CD? (am I understanding your =
statement
  correctly?)

  Geo.

  "Rich"  wrote in message news:3e3805ce$1{at}w3.nls.net...
     From below, that installs are from CD and that the products are =
copy
  protected.  His full rant probably contains more.

  Rich

    "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
  news:3e378a2a$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    What false premise?

    - Bob Comer


      "Rich"  wrote in message news:3e378899$1{at}w3.nls.net...
         The first problem with George's rant is that it is based on a =
false
  premise.

      Rich

        "Antti Kurenniemi"  wrote in =
message
  news:3e3762ee{at}w3.nls.net...
        That really sounds likea a good idea. Unfortunately I think it =
will
  probably
        never happen :-(


        Antti Kurenniemi

        "Geo."  wrote in message =
news:3e374ea7{at}w3.nls.net...
        > yes I read all about it. It occurs to me that a big part of =
the
        > problem with how they are dealing with this problem is
        > actually related to copy protection. One of the things that
        > causes all these unpatched machines to continuously be
        > available is that people are always doing new
        > installs/re-installs for whatever reasons. They are forced
        > to use the original CD which of course contains unpatched
        > code, then apply service pack and lord knows how many
        > hot fixes.[snip]



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   I don't
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Maybe.  In=20
any case, that's not copy protection.  My installs are almost =
always from=20
the network and don't require me to keep track of keys.
 
Rich
 

  "Geo." <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
wrote=20
  in message news:3e389a39$3{at}w3.nls.net...So=20
  you don't think SQL server 7 or 2000 require serial numbers to =
installthem=20
  or that they are installed from CD? (am I understanding your=20
 
statementcorrectly?)Geo."Rich"
<{at}> wrote in =
message=20
  news:3e3805ce$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
  =20
  From below, that installs are from CD and that the products are=20
  copyprotected.  His full rant probably contains=20
  more.Rich  "Robert
Comer" <bobcomer{at}mindspring.com>">mailto:bobcomer{at}mindspring.com">bobcomer{at}mindspring.com>
= wrote in=20
  messagenews:3e378a2a$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
 =20
  What false premise?  - Bob =
Comer   =20
  "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:3e378899$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
      =20
  The first problem with George's rant is that it is based on a=20
  falsepremise.   =20
 
Rich     
"Antti Kurenniemi" <Antti_Kurenniemi{at}hotmail.com=">mailto:Antti_Kurenniemi{at}hotmail.com">Antti_Kurenniemi{at}hotmail.com=
>=20
  wrote in messagenews:3e3762ee{at}w3.nls.net...&nbs=
p;    =20
  That really sounds likea a good idea. Unfortunately I think it=20
 
willprobably     
never happen=20
 
:-(     
Antti=20
 
Kurenniemi     
"Geo." <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
wrote in =
message news:3e374ea7{at}w3.nls.net...&nbs=
p;    =20
  > yes I read all about it. It occurs to me that a big part of=20
  the      >
problem with how they are =
dealing=20
  with this problem
is      >
actually =
related=20
  to copy protection. One of the things =
that     =20
  > causes all these unpatched machines to continuously=20
  be      >
available is that people are =
always=20
  doing new     
> installs/re-installs =
for=20
  whatever reasons. They are
forced      =
> to=20
  use the original CD which of course contains=20
  unpatched     
> code, then apply =
service pack=20
  and lord knows how
many      >
hot=20
 
fixes.[snip]

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