Even though I'm not in favor of PIII serial numbers, I think this bill is pretty stupid. For anyone who doesn't believe that other computers have serial numbers, compile this program on an SGI or a Sun (probably works on others, but I didn't test it)...
#include #include
int main(int argc, char* argv[]) { char buf[512];
sysinfo(SI_HW_SERIAL,buf,511);
printf("serial number: \"%s\"\n",buf); }
Hey, guess we need to ban most workstations too now, since someone could incorporate this code into a web browser!
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Funny how just last night I started an FTP of kernel 2.2.1...
On a related note, can anyone give a brief synopsis of what the patches @ www.kerneli.org add to the kernel?
Even though I'm not in favor of PIII serial numbers, I think this bill is pretty stupid. For anyone who doesn't believe that other computers have serial numbers, compile this program on an SGI or a Sun (probably works on others, but I didn't test it)...
#include
#include
int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
char buf[512];
sysinfo(SI_HW_SERIAL,buf,511);
printf("serial number: \"%s\"\n",buf);
}
Hey, guess we need to ban most workstations too now, since someone could incorporate this code into a web browser!
I saw it last night (Saturday) at a Blockbuster in (funky) Pasadena, MD. I wanted to rent it, but I got vetoed. :-(