From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 18 21:31:40 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F54216A53E for ; Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:31:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dwc@stilyagin.com) Received: from puffy.asicommunications.com (puffy.asicommunications.com [216.9.200.37]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 771AC43D78 for ; Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:31:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dwc@stilyagin.com) Received: from jeeves.stilyagin.local (70-58-113-174.phnx.qwest.net [70.58.113.174]) by puffy.asicommunications.com (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k5ILVa8C017866 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Sun, 18 Jun 2006 14:31:36 -0700 (MST) Received: (from dwc@localhost) by jeeves.stilyagin.local (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k5ILVU6S026052 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 18 Jun 2006 14:31:30 -0700 (MST) Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 14:31:30 -0700 From: Darrin Chandler To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20060618213130.GB4974@jeeves.stilyagin.local> References: <80f4f2b20606181355x3155c33dp1e498dea663000c5@mail.gmail.com> <4495C1DF.9040506@dial.pipex.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4495C1DF.9040506@dial.pipex.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2i Subject: Re: smoke and mirrors - any way to trick an app into thinking I'm running linux? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:31:40 -0000 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/ |