Ask HN: How to tell if you're in a virtual machine?

Re:Ask HN: How to tell if you're in a virtual machine? by Piskvorrr on Thursday February 13, 2020 @10:33AM (#22318476)

Mind you, "running in a VM" might not be a sign of piracy: apps exist that aren't supported any more (even vendor doesn't exist any more!) and wouldn't run on Vista or newer; or the client doesn't wish to have actual Windows boxes on the network.

Be very, very sure you are not impinging such legitimate use; people get angry when their paid-for software decides they're unworthy.

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Re:Ask HN: How to tell if you're in a virtual machine? by bsenftner on Thursday February 13, 2020 @11:34AM (#22319019)

We don't mind our software running in a VM. What we mind is multiple copies of the same license on different VMs. When a client purchases a license, the terms include the option of VM deployments, which trigger additional auditing rights. So if a client has an air-gapped no-VM license, we want to block that license from running on a VM.

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Re:Ask HN: How to tell if you're in a virtual machine? by Piskvorrr on Friday February 14, 2020 @03:49AM (#22325008)

Ah, okay. That makes sense, thanks for the clarification.

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