>
> Then they wrote VM.
>
> Which has a command to set that serial number to anything you like.
>
> And yes, I've seen it used for software that looked at the serial number
> for license purposes.
>
> I don't think it's worth it. It's far too easy to break. It's fake
> security.
>
> MfG Kai
>
Using the Ethernet address makes some amount of sense: although you
can set the Ethernet address if you want, it will really screw up your
network if you have the same address for more than one host, which is
usually what the licenser people care about.
-hpa
