Re: Copy Protected Disk

[mike808@users.sourceforge.net]

> I was recently forced to buy software to make my old workstations boot
> PXE.  The software comes in the form of a bootable floppy.  I could
> like to make a couple backup copies as I don't trust floppies.
> Unfortunately the disks are copy protected to the point that a dd
> if=/dev/fd0 of=disk.img produces a bad copy.  Any suggestions would be welcome.

Write the publisher and explain to them your concerns.
Ask them how you should go about exercising your fair use rights to make such a
backup. Explain to them that you are certain their company is a fine one, 
but given the recent economic market, you cannot really take the risk of placing
your company's future in the fate of their ability to support this product.

Perhaps you can purchase backup floppies from them. Do so and place them in a
safe. Ask them if this ability to produce these magic floppies is held in
escrow, just in case they sell out to a competitor or shutters its doors?

If that doesn't help, ask your shareholders or management if those scenarios 
don't scare the willies out of them by placing so much risk into these 
floppies operating properly - with NO recourse. Remember those "No warranty", 
"AS IS", and "not fit for any purpose" clauses in the license you agreed to?

Surely there is a much lower risk Open Source solution available to you.

Does this help?
http://www.kano.org.uk/projects/pxe/
http://syslinux.zytor.com/pxe.php
http://www.nilo.org/

Mike808/


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