Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 9th Sep 2005 19:41 UTC
Windows uses a file system called NTFS, today's Linux distributions primarily use ext3, and like two warring tribes, the two barely speak. Fortunately, there's a handy tool from Paragon Software Group called NTFS for Linux, which acts like an interpreter for these battling nations. For Linux users hampered by lack of communication with Windows, Paragon's NTFS for Linux presents an elegant and effective solution.
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2005-08-18
"These laws do say you can't do anything with those files unless you have permission to do so. When you buy Windows, MS gives you permission to use those files, but under their conditions. That's called a license."
As much as MS, and other companies, laywers wants you to think so that's not the case.
An EULA is not a legally binding document and even if it was it cant pre-empt the fundamental rights you have as a citizen. You can use the files that comes with windows in any way you want to do whatever you want. You can even modify them.
What you can NOT do is redistribute the original files (or your modified ones) without consent from the copyright holder, in this case Microsoft.
Perhaps the DMCA changes this somewhat but the DMCA has no legal validity outside U.S borders and is therefore of no relevance to most people.