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I'd guess that the "don't expect any security" comment above meant exactly that. Not that you should forgo security, but that you should expect this to provide no security at all.
Some other comments mention browsing with IE5. You should expect that to provide no security either.
The ISO is downloaded from WinWorld, which is a website dedicated to archiving old software, it's certainly community maintained but at least gets some scrutiny. I also searched the checksum and it matches with other sources, but as there is no longer an official Microsoft source you can never be entirely sure.
I've done my best to confirm the legitimacy but if anyone has an original CD it would be awesome if they could confirm it.
Re:Show HN: Windows 2000 on Docker
by grepfru_it on Sunday November 14, 2021 @01:42PM
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My suggestion is to not embed third party urls for infringing software.. that makes you a target. Inside leave that variable empty and make suggestions on where one could find the media whether it’s the original or from questionable third party websites.
This is how popular emulators survived the 90s, they emulate the bios but force you to find the firmware yourself. Even if it means downloading from an unknown source without a supply chain and running unknown code on your computer. The emulator and author are in the clear
If you connect windows 2000 to the internet, you're probably owned within a few minutes regardless. Similarly for xp pre-sp2.
Re:Show HN: Windows 2000 on Docker
by rustymatter on Monday November 15, 2021 @02:00AM
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What? Can you elaborate? If I spin this up in a container, even though it has access to the internet, how am I owned within a few minutes, given that my firewall is in place and I don't expose any port of this container to the internet?
Regarding legality, I hope that Microsoft doesn't claim any rights, since the Windows 2000 image has been published in WinWorld for years without issues.