Re: [NTLK] Hacked WiFi driver

On Jan 6, 2007, at 7:07 AM, Milan Votava wrote:

> It appears I have managed to hack Hiroshi's Wave LAN driver so I can
> connect to WEP enabled network even after the trial period (30 days)
> has expired.
>
> Now I have a moral dilemma: Shall I share my hack with other
> Newtonians, who have like me no chance to register the driver anymore
> due to Hiroshi's decision to do not process registration any longer?
>
> Your thoughts?

I have been wanting to purchase a license to Hiroshi's WaveLAN driver
since the moment I (we newtontalk members) heard (suspected) something
was about to happen. At the time registration was closed, it was too
short of a notice and I hadn't yet invested in a wifi card, so I lost
out. However, I am still willing to pay the license fee, even for a
hacked version.

I propose, for those who want the hacked version, go ahead and pay for
it anyway, thereby removing all guilt about using it. However, now the
question is, how do you pay for it? That may be the million dollar
question.

Can anyone verify a valid email address for Hiroshi? One could simply
send the registration fee via paypay to his email. But the question
would always remain as to whether he can/will/does eventually accept
these funds. I wouldn't necessarily be interested in sending money
randomly out into cyberspace.

We could also setup an (trust-like) account for him, so that everyone
who wants to, can pitch in their fees. The size of this account
constantly growing might convince Hiroshi that there is still an
interest in his software efforts.

My thoughts...

Ron

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