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Wasn't the XP source code leaked some time ago? Couldn't someone just modify it to remove the key check?
by RobotToaster 3y ago
Wasn't the XP source code leaked some time ago?
Couldn't someone just modify it to remove the key check?
- junon 3y agoThis implies you can build it. I've not seen the leak but I doubt it's complete enough to perform a full, working build.
- userbinator 3y agoIt can be built: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24640878 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24640878
- junon 3y agoWow. Color me shocked.
- userbinator 3y agoYes and yes (even without the source code) --- after all, cracks did exist for XP (and every version of Windows before and after it.) The creation of a keygen, which doesn't require any modifications to the original software, is mainly for the challenge of doing so, and now that XP is out of support, historical/archival purposes.