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minus-squareanamethatisnt@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up32arrow-down3·1 day ago Instead of running compatibility layers, it runs a real copy of Windows using Docker and KVM under the hood. I take it that it requires a Windows license then, I’ll stick with wine.
minus-squareMatriks404@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 hour agoIt’s Windows. You don’t need a license to run it. I mean you should have it, but it won’t suddenly stop working like in old days.
minus-squareFuckwit McBumCrumble@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·19 hours agoYou can always just not activate windows. Nothing is stopping you from using it that way.
minus-squareaksdb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·14 hours agoUnless you somehow use it commercially. Then the missing license could cause legal issues.
minus-squareFuckwit McBumCrumble@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 hours agoSure, but if your company is at that point then the $200 is a drop in the bucket. You’ve gotta be a pretty big company before MS notices.
minus-squareTruscape@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up51·1 day agoI’d imagine a pirate’s license will work too.
minus-squareanamethatisnt@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up53·1 day agoTrue, they did call it a boat after all.
minus-squareNorah (pup/it/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·edit-224 hours agoI’m assuming it’s using the dockur/windows image* the same as WinApps, which seems to be pre-registered ime.
minus-squareanamethatisnt@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·23 hours agodockur uses the generic keys, f.e. VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T for Windows 11. https://gist.github.com/rvrsh3ll/0810c6ed60e44cf7932e4fbae25880df
minus-squareeldavi@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·19 hours agoHOLY SHIT!!! i’ve been needing this for years and had no idea. thank you!
minus-squareAgent641@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·24 hours agoI’ll just get a license from the gettin’ place like I always have.
minus-squareMarafon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·23 hours agoI was just there yesterday, shoulda had me pick one up for you.
I take it that it requires a Windows license then, I’ll stick with wine.
It’s Windows. You don’t need a license to run it. I mean you should have it, but it won’t suddenly stop working like in old days.
You can always just not activate windows. Nothing is stopping you from using it that way.
Unless you somehow use it commercially. Then the missing license could cause legal issues.
Sure, but if your company is at that point then the $200 is a drop in the bucket. You’ve gotta be a pretty big company before MS notices.
I’d imagine a pirate’s license will work too.
True, they did call it a boat after all.
I’m assuming it’s using the dockur/windows image* the same as WinApps, which seems to be pre-registered ime.
dockur uses the generic keys, f.e. VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T for Windows 11.
https://gist.github.com/rvrsh3ll/0810c6ed60e44cf7932e4fbae25880df
HOLY SHIT!!! i’ve been needing this for years and had no idea. thank you!
I’ll just get a license from the gettin’ place like I always have.
I was just there yesterday, shoulda had me pick one up for you.