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Re:Windows 10 minus the spyware plus added stability and sec... by aspenmayer on Friday April 15, 2022 @02:54PM (#31044224)
It [being an education release of Win10] is exactly what they say.

> AME is developed for educational purposes only, which emphasizes an effort to reverse engineer, disable or replace components of the Microsoft Windows 10 operating system. The goal is an endeavour to better understand and mitigate the collection of Personally identifiable information (PII), as has been clearly outlined by numerous outlets covering the topic, including comments by famed whistle-blower Edward Snowden. Another goal is to replace included proprietary Windows software, such as the Edge web-browser, with ethically verifiable alternatives using open-source licenses.

https://wiki.ameliorated.info/doku.php?id=faq#legal_consider...

Re:Windows 10 minus the spyware plus added stability and sec... by alar44 on Friday April 15, 2022 @02:57PM (#31044252)
Yeah my cracked version of Logic is an educational release too, lmao
Re:Windows 10 minus the spyware plus added stability and sec... by aspenmayer on Friday April 15, 2022 @03:00PM (#31044281)
DMCA literally has an exemption for reverse engineering for educational and interoperability purposes.

This isn’t the pwn you think it is, lol

Re:Windows 10 minus the spyware plus added stability and sec... by duskwuff on Friday April 15, 2022 @03:04PM (#31044327)
Releasing a cracked version of an application is not covered under that exemption. I'm honestly flabbergasted to hear you suggest it might be.
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Re:Windows 10 minus the spyware plus added stability and sec... by duskwuff on Friday April 15, 2022 @03:08PM (#31044395)
There is literally a link titled "ISO Download" at the top of the web site.

Claiming that "oh, that web site isn't actually offering the download, it's actually a torrent file hosted on a Telegram channel" is not the defense you think it is.

Re:Windows 10 minus the spyware plus added stability and sec... by aspenmayer on Friday April 15, 2022 @03:13PM (#31044460)
You literally can’t download any content from that site: neither ISOs nor torrents. You’re reaching.
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Re:Windows 10 minus the spyware plus added stability and sec... by tuwtuwtuwtuw on Friday April 15, 2022 @03:59PM (#31045059)
> Your legal argument is clearly false, or else torrent sites themselves wouldn’t exist. The Pirate Bay is legal!

Yes, so legal that Gottfrid, Fredrik and three more guys who founded the site got a fine of roughly 3 million USD and one year in jail for helping people commit copyright infringement. So very legal. Wtf dude?

If you think the existence of a site is proof of legality then I don't know what to tell you. Do you believe child porn is legal as well because such sites exists?

As for personal attacks, I'm sorry but this is not a debate. I'm sharing facts with you and you're sharing your ignorance.

Re:Windows 10 minus the spyware plus added stability and sec... by dang on Saturday April 16, 2022 @01:42PM (#31054322)
Flamewar comments like this are not ok on HN and will get your account penalized and eventually banned.

If you'd please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and stick to the rules when posting here, we'd appreciate it.

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Re:Windows 10 minus the spyware plus added stability and sec... by dang on Saturday April 16, 2022 @01:42PM (#31054323)
Flamewar comments like this are not ok on HN and will get your account penalized and eventually banned.

If you'd please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and stick to the rules when posting here, we'd appreciate it.