Yes? All news articles contain a link to archive.is as a pinned comment.

There are no pinned comments here. Any archive.is links are posted by random members.

But are pinned by mods.

I don't see one here?

because this one isn't paywalled

This still requires you to have a valid Windows 7 or Vista key.

Maybe a nit, but this isn't piracy. Windows has been officially free to download and install since Windows XP. That was when Microsoft switched to their Product Activation DRM, and the license key became the bit you paid for.

Tangent: I miss MSDN AA

My understanding is that "free to download" means only from MS, but I could be wrong. And I suppose the only way to know for sure would be to take the issue to court, which is also going to be a subjective opinion from a judge.

Piracy is a socially responsible thing to do these days, when MS reportedly helps persecuting and killing people. IBM of 2020s.

> and killing people.

I wasn't aware of that, what are you referring to?

It's Abandonware, isn't it?

AFAIK That is not a valid legal defense in the US. But I'd love to be proven wrong.

Always have been

Imagine if we actually discussed hacking!

Gosh the horror!