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Date:      Sun, 18 Jun 2006 14:31:30 -0700
From:      Darrin Chandler <dwchandler@stilyagin.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: smoke and mirrors - any way to trick an app into thinking I'm running linux?
Message-ID:  <20060618213130.GB4974@jeeves.stilyagin.local>
In-Reply-To: <4495C1DF.9040506@dial.pipex.com>
References:  <80f4f2b20606181355x3155c33dp1e498dea663000c5@mail.gmail.com> <4495C1DF.9040506@dial.pipex.com>

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On Sun, Jun 18, 2006 at 10:13:03PM +0100, Alex Zbyslaw wrote:
> That really rather depends on *how* the app is asking.  If you can tell 
> us that, we can almost certainly tell you how to fool it.
> 
> Of course, if you have the source code, it should be easy as you can 
> just comment out the test and recompile.
> 
> Mind you, if the app is as short-sighted and bloody-minded as its 
> developers, maybe you should just look for an alternative.

I agree with the above. In addition, consider respecting the wishes of
the developer(s) and not using it. If they have any sort of "free"
license then you can always release a portable fork.

-- 
Darrin Chandler            |  Phoenix BSD Users Group
dwchandler@stilyagin.com   |  http://bsd.phoenix.az.us/
http://www.stilyagin.com/  |



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