Brian, I may be mistaken on this point, but I don't believe breaking Microsoft's agreement is a criminal act. It's not like burning copies off and giving or selling them.
My thoughts exactly. On my main box I run 98, 2000 Pro and Mandrake Linux (which I'm not that impressed with, but I digress). I've just built a second machine from bits I've gathered on Ebay (except that I trashed the BIOS, more on that later!) which has 98, 2K and will soon have Slackware on...
I'd like to have a copy to play around with, but from what I've heard (as opposed to seen, which is very little) I think I'll be sticking with 2000 Pro. The activation process - which has turned out to be less abrasive than first though but still a PITA - coupled with rumours of limitations on...