On 11/19/08 20:50, Celejar wrote:
On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:45:40 -0600
Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 11/18/08 11:13, Richard Hartmann wrote:
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Actually, I do want an ID that is unique and tied to the hardware.
Which part of the hardware? And what if you upgrade/replace the bit
of hardware upon which your "host id" is based?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus
It's Plutarch's Ship only if you replace the computer components
with exact replicas, right down to the serial numbers on the mobo,
hard drives, etc.
But that can't happen.
It's "Wall-E" any time you restore disk backups to newer, but
compatible hardware.
Happens all the time.
But that's not what Richard Hartmann wants. Wwhich he can't get...
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