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		fragmede on Jan 27, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cuban youth build secret computer network despite ... Good thing it's impossible to run a private server for WoW since Blizzard sued everyone out of existence, and there's no way to find so-called 'illegal' software on the internet.

technomancy on Jan 28, 2015 | [–]

Huh, I keep forgetting how old WoW is... I just assumed they'd have the ability to block third-party servers.

I love the irony of Cubans asserting their software freedom against a US corporation.

Gurkenmaster on Jan 27, 2015 | [–]

Without access to the rest of the internet they'd have to rely on sneakernet to get the private server software.

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