[Avocado-devel] Windows installation keys

[Andrei Stepanov]

I have received an affirmative answer from Richard Fontana.
It is legal to put this keys in text file on github.

On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 7:11 AM, Lukáš Doktor <ldoktor at redhat.com> wrote:

> The way this works in our downstream is they extend the `tests-shared` of
> `-internal` configs, where they store those keys.
>
> PS: When this
> https://www.openalt.org/2015/openalt-2015-registrace-navstevnika PR is
> accepted, you'd have a way to specify cdkey on the cmdline with
> `--vt-extra-params`, that might work for you too ;-)
>
> Kind regards,
> Lukáš
>
> Dne 24.9.2015 v 17:09 Lucas Meneghel Rodrigues napsal(a):
>
>>   * Well, it seems OK, but this is the kind of subject where missteps
>>     might put us in trouble. Even though what you describe does work
>>     from a technical standpoint, I'm not sure if it's actually legal to
>>     do so.
>>   * For now I'd say no to such a PR, but if we can get any sort of
>>     confirmation that this is actually legal to do, then we can
>> reconsider.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 11:15 AM Andrei Stepanov <astepano at redhat.com
>> <mailto:astepano at redhat.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     Hi
>>
>>     In Windows case installation there is special file cdkeys.cfg
>>
>>     Win7.i386: cdkey = CDKEY
>>     Win7.x86_64: cdkey = CDKEY
>>
>>     CDKEY is object to conceal.
>>
>>     That is why we don't put to this file our keys.
>>
>>     As a rule we install Windows systems just for a short period of time.
>>
>>
>>     Now there is a hint:
>>
>>     For installation step we can use keys from Microsoft official page
>>
>>     https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj612867.aspx
>>
>>     The purpose of this keys is to install Microsoft OS and do
>>     activation with corporate KMS.
>>
>>     Usually, in our case we do not need activate OS.
>>     Microsoft OS can run without activation for few days.
>>
>>     Now the question: how do you think, can I put this case to config
>>     file and push it to github ?
>>     It would greatly simplify automation. Also, we will stop worry about
>>     our real Windows keys.
>>
>>     Thanks.
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