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thief n : a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it (From dictionary.com)
Hmm, let's see, you downloaded software (property) from Dell (the "someone else" in this case) that was for someone who already has a 2003 system (you didn't), you didn't pay for it (thereby "taking" it), you hacked it to install it on a system the vendor didn't intend it for and you now claim you were just doing it for "curiosity." So, do I take it that either:
1. You had paid Dell for the software, or
2. You were planning to remove it after it successfully installed and your curiosity was satisfied?
Because if you don't answer one of them "yes," then by the definition, you are a thief. That conclusion may not be comfortable for you, but there it is. In some cases, even answering "yes" is not a valid defense. "Your Honor, I was planning to return it, honest" is not a valid defense for a theft.
The point here is that Chris has opened this site to the public and asked specifically that we not share serials, hacks or other bypasses of legitimate software. When you, or anyone, comes here it is with that understanding. Chris has been very vocal about that principle. It's his board, all he and the mods ask is that people honor that principle.
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