Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 23 Oct 2001 07:31:52 -0500 (CDT) | From | Jesse Pollard <> | Subject | Re: Linux 2.2.20pre10 |
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> > By the same line of reasoning, using passwd as root on a different user > would be a possible circumvention of a copyright protection mechanism > and thus turn passwd into illegal software under the DMCA. Are all *nix > manufacturers and Linux distributors aware of this? All Linux distros > and all Unix operating systems are illegal under DMCA...
It also applies to Windows too -- the admin would be cirumventing protection by just changing the/a password...
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