[ale] [EXTERNAL] Re: KVM + QEMU && winbloze 10 product key

Wed May 7 07:20:49 EDT 2025

Why are you asking for windows license keys on a LINUX mailing list? 

Go to the ale list archive and look for posts from the person you are being antagonist towards and verify if your concern is valid. 

<https://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-10-microsoft-ends-license-sales>

On May 6, 2025 9:44:34 PM EDT, "Russell L. Carter via Ale" <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>Yeah, this is a problem.  I'm using my Real Name here, and I've never
>sold anything on any lists.  But there is the small detail that I helped
>bring open source into NASA, and then Sandia National Lab.
>
>So...
>
>I note here for the record on this list that you are not defending this
>stupid behavior; you are simply defending his known to you character.
>
>Ok, fine.
>
>Should I repeat myself?  I would be appreciative of this thing called
>'text' was the protocol used as an answer to:
>
>I want to have a valid Windows 10 Pro installation on top
>of QEMU.  I got the image.  Does anyone have any idea
>how to buy a valid product key?  A long time on the
>M$ site, including finally giving up my phone number,
>failed.  Can't buy a Windows 10 Pro Product Key
>
>I bought one off Amazon about 5 years ago and MS
>eventually called me a license violator or somesuch,
>every single time.  Never violated the license so
>the key vendor was probably grey.
>
>What does one do, these days?  I have a small office
>device with W10 on it and it works, I guess keep
>buying them?
>
>In olden tymes, I just ran a virtual machine and put
>in a valid Winsucks key on many versions of FreeBSDand Linux.
>
>I'm flummoxed.
>
>Russell L. Carter
>
>FreeBSD since 1996.  Linux since 1996.  Yeah, we actually
>build some shit, motherfuckers.
>
>On 5/6/25 9:27 PM, Allen Beddingfield via Ale wrote:
>> Chuck is definitely a real person, and not a scammer.  Have met him in person - can verify that he is real, and knowledgeable.
>> Allen B.
>> 
>> Allen Beddingfield
>> Systems Engineer
>> Office of Information Technology
>> The University of Alabama
>> Office 205-239-1657
>> allen at ua.edu
>> 
>> On May 6, 2025 8:11 PM, "Russell L. Carter via Ale" <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>> Precisely why would I care about "short links", and why would looking
>> for Microfucks Windows 10 Pro Product Keys be distributed this way?
>> 
>> And why do I have to CC the list to get your response in there?
>> 
>> You're a scammer.  Just fes up.
>> 
>> All the best,
>> Russell
>> 
>> On 5/6/25 9:03 PM, Chuck Payne wrote:
>>> Look up ETA Prime on Youtube, where I copy the URL, they were supposed to be short links.
>>> 
>>> On Tue, May 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM Russell L. Carter <rcarter at pinyon.org <mailto:rcarter at pinyon.org <mailto:rcarter at pinyon.org>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>      Dear all,
>>> 
>>>      Can someone explain to me why this immediate response to my
>>>      message is NOT a scam?
>>> 
>>>      See what I mean?  It looks AI generated.
>>> 
>>>      Russell
>>> 
>>>      On 5/6/25 8:49 PM, Chuck Payne wrote:
>>>       >
>>>       >
>>>       > On Tue, May 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM Russell L. Carter via Ale
>>>      <ale at ale.org <mailto:ale at ale.org <mailto:ale at ale.org>>
>>>       > <mailto:ale at ale.org <mailto:ale at ale.org <mailto:ale at ale.org>>>> wrote:
>>>       >
>>>       >     Hi all,
>>>       >
>>>       >     I want to have a valid Windows 10 Pro installation on top
>>>       >     of QEMU.  I got the image.  Does anyone have any idea
>>>       >     how to buy a valid product key?  A long time on the
>>>       >     M$ site, including finally giving up my phone number,
>>>       >     failed.  Can't buy a Windows 10 Pro Product Key.
>>>       >
>>>       >     I bought one off Amazon about 5 years ago and MS
>>>       >     eventually called me a license violator or somesuch,
>>>       >     every single time.  Never violated the license so
>>>       >     the key vendor was probably grey.
>>>       >
>>>       >     What does one do, these days?  I have a small office
>>>       >     device with W10 on it and it works, I guess keep
>>>       >     buying them?
>>>       >
>>>       >     In olden tymes, I just ran a virtual machine and put
>>>       >     in a valid Winsucks key on many versions of FreeBSD
>>>       >     and Linux.
>>>       >
>>>       >     I'm flummoxed.
>>>       >
>>>       >     Russell
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>>>      <mailto:Ale at ale.org <mailto:Ale at ale.org>>>
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>>>       >
>>>       > Vip-URCDKey 25% coupon code for software：ETA Windows 10 Pro OEM
>>>       > Key($17): https://biitt.ly/KpEmf <https://biitt.ly/KpEmf> <https://biitt.ly/KpEmf 
>> <https://biitt.ly/KpEmf>>
>>>      <https://www.youtube.com/redirect <https://www.youtube.com/redirect 
>> <https://www.youtube.com/redirect>>?
>>>       >
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>> <https://biitt.ly/RUZiX>> <https://www.youtube.com/redirect? event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2xROHNEbEw1SV9BZWNqUm5pTEZXRGsyRm5FZ3xBQ3Jtc0tucGRhbXMtOEpSc3pUdUUzVXQwS1JqQzFrdjBzWHBNTkxGNVc0SmRnd01yWjBpbFhwX2FGYUxQWU9LblVySzFCMlpoTXNNRW9LTWpjQmEzcG9SSnM3RFdsd2p3TDdPN1FJTk91Ykg5cXdfaTBJdEs2UQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbiitt.ly%2FRUZiX&v=X38UQ45hfK0 <https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2xROHNEbEw1SV9BZWNqUm5pTEZXRGsyRm5FZ3xBQ3Jtc0tucGRhbXMtOEpSc3pUdUUzVXQwS1JqQzFrdjBzWHBNTkxGNVc0SmRnd01yWjBpbFhwX2FGYUxQWU9LblVySzFCMlpoTXNNRW9LTWpjQmEzcG9SSnM3RFdsd2p3TDdPN1FJTk91Ykg5cXdfaTBJdEs2UQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbiitt.ly%2FRUZiX&v=X38UQ45hfK0 <https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2xROHNEbEw1SV9BZWNqUm5pTEZXRGsyRm5FZ3xBQ3Jtc0tucGRhbXMtOEpSc3pUdUUzVXQwS1JqQzFrdjBzWHBNTkxGNVc0SmRnd01yWjBpbFhwX2FGYUxQWU9LblVySzFCMlpoTXNNRW9LTWpjQmEzcG9SSnM3RFdsd2p3TDdPN1FJTk91Ykg5cXdfaTBJdEs2UQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbiitt.ly%2FRUZiX&v=X38UQ45hfK0>>>Windows10 Home Key($16):https://biitt.ly/2tPi1 <https://biitt.ly/2tPi1 <https://biitt.ly/2tPi1>> <https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjY0a0lKU2txNnBwQnlFOEZoa2tRZlRvdndiZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsWG4wYjU5WFJnUnY5SWEzZzNVVVplWGp1TzJLd1RLdUkyMjdtdUhseEFKcUV2LXZlQTFxUkJObm9oLTJpcmVlOXBZVnp0MmNieUt1eGhpOXlMVDVSNWdUWk4wazBGblV5aHJlVmZXRDJXU1I5SVdHYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbiitt.ly%2F2tPi1&v=X38UQ45hfK0 <https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjY0a0lKU2txNnBwQnlFOEZoa2tRZlRvdndiZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsWG4wYjU5WFJnUnY5SWEzZzNVVVplWGp1TzJLd1RLdUkyMjdtdUhseEFKcUV2LXZlQTFxUkJObm9oLTJpcmVlOXBZVnp0MmNieUt1eGhpOXlMVDVSNWdUWk4wazBGblV5aHJlVmZXRDJXU1I5SVdHYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbiitt.ly%2F2tPi1&v=X38UQ45hfK0 <https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjY0a0lKU2txNnBwQnlFOEZoa2tRZlRvdndiZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsWG4wYjU5WFJnUnY5SWEzZzNVVVplWGp1TzJLd1RLdUkyMjdtdUhseEFKcUV2LXZlQTFxUkJObm9oLTJpcmVlOXBZVnp0MmNieUt1eGhpOXlMVDVSNWdUWk4wazBGblV5aHJlVmZXRDJXU1I5SVdHYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbiitt.ly%2F2tPi1&v=X38UQ45hfK0>>>
>>>       >
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Terror PUP a.k.a
>>> Chuck "PUP" Payne
>>> -----------------------------------------
>>> Discover it! Enjoy it! Share it! openSUSE Linux.
>>> -----------------------------------------
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>>> openSUSE Advocate/openSUSE Member
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>>> 
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