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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