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> but there is permission to host the ISOs for your own reasons I'm not searching for the exact wording, but hosting for an unlimited and unrestricted access i

> but there is permission to host the ISOs for your own reasons I'm not searching for the exact wording, but hosting for an unlimited and unrestricted access is a distribution in a legal sense and is not allowed

dijit 3y ago
I think you are right, but I never made that particular point. Nothing the client is doing is unlawful afaict; I would prefer it if it was documented and easy to swap out the URL. FWIW I had this exact issue when using vagrant/packer and it was always painful because we couldn’t target windows ISOs easily but equally we didnt want to self-host them on a public repo because of the dubious legality and negative speculation as we’re discussing here. Those bobpony ISOs could be backdoored even if they’re not breaking laws for the client user. Would be good to walk through the legal way to generate the download link.
- justsomehnguy 3y ago
  > but I never made that particular point. Nor I insisted or implied anything. Just something from my memory through the years of similar problems of the dubious legality of tools to ease the day to day tasks for people. > Would be good to walk through the legal way to generate the download link. There is a proper way, just like you said: an easy way to inject http/s URI. Hosting a bunch of ISOs is a solved problem, objectively even easier than hosting a Docker registry.
  - dijit 3y ago
    Ah, I just assumed you were agreeing with the parent given the context. Glad we agree. :)
- kroese 3y ago
  It's extremely easy to swap out the URL of the ISO, you can put just any URL you want in the VERSION variable. This is also documented in the FAQ under "How do I install a custom image?". If you dont provide an URL they are automaticly downloaded from the Microsoft servers using this script: https://github.com/ElliotKillick/Mido https://github.com/ElliotKillick/Mido It generates a completely legal download link automaticly. And those bobpony ISOs for versions that the above Mido script does not support are all unmodified retail versions. I checked their SHA256 checksums, and I would invite anyone with doubts to do the same.

dijit 3y ago

I think you are right, but I never made that particular point. Nothing the client is doing is unlawful afaict; I would prefer it if it was documented and easy to swap out the URL. FWIW I had this exact issue when using vagrant/packer and it was always painful because we couldn’t target windows ISOs easily but equally we didnt want to self-host them on a public repo because of the dubious legality and negative speculation as we’re discussing here. Those bobpony ISOs could be backdoored even if they’re not breaking laws for the client user. Would be good to walk through the legal way to generate the download link.

justsomehnguy 3y ago
> but I never made that particular point. Nor I insisted or implied anything. Just something from my memory through the years of similar problems of the dubious legality of tools to ease the day to day tasks for people. > Would be good to walk through the legal way to generate the download link. There is a proper way, just like you said: an easy way to inject http/s URI. Hosting a bunch of ISOs is a solved problem, objectively even easier than hosting a Docker registry.
- dijit 3y ago
  Ah, I just assumed you were agreeing with the parent given the context. Glad we agree. :)
kroese 3y ago
It's extremely easy to swap out the URL of the ISO, you can put just any URL you want in the VERSION variable. This is also documented in the FAQ under "How do I install a custom image?". If you dont provide an URL they are automaticly downloaded from the Microsoft servers using this script: https://github.com/ElliotKillick/Mido https://github.com/ElliotKillick/Mido It generates a completely legal download link automaticly. And those bobpony ISOs for versions that the above Mido script does not support are all unmodified retail versions. I checked their SHA256 checksums, and I would invite anyone with doubts to do the same.