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• @NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 2026-04-19 11:02

  Microsoft Activation Scripts: https://massgrave.dev/ > **What Is MAS?** > > MAS (Microsoft Activation Scripts) is a fully open-source Windows and Office activation tool distributed as batch scripts. It implements multiple activation methods that operate against Microsoft's software licensing subsystem (SPP / OSPP / CLIP) to activate Windows and Office without a purchased product key. https://deepwiki.com/massgravel/massgrave.dev/2-microsoft-activation-scripts-(mas)

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• @A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 2026-04-19 09:49

  >I hate how the author frames Linux as “cheap”. I don't like it either but it's definitely an aspect. Why should I continue paying money for (or even pirate) something that exploits me and makes my life worse? Linux is cheap _and legal_. E.g. I can use it to experiment with old hardware without needing to make a cost-benefit evaluation first. "Free" has a double meaning that should be pointed out each time one says FOSS, but "as in beer" is not a bad thing. >Windows is “free”, too, if you never activate it. OK now I'm stumped because it's so long I actually used Windows. I rcently installed Windows on some work computers but I had to enter the code on the laptop or I couldn't even finish the installation (I think). AFAIU that code was _purchased_ with the laptop. Did I get that wrong? And in what way is usability hampered if I don't activate it?

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