__/ [ John Locke ] on Thursday 01 March 2007 18:00 \__
> On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:07:49 -0800, NoStop <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Unlike Windows users who have to jump through all sorts of hoops to get a
>>system free from "activation" strangulation (see link below), us Linux
>>users have the freedom to use our computers as we see fit. It's nice having
>>an alternative to that toy operating system from MickeyMouse. Using Linux
>>keeps users honest.
>>
>>http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/02/18/improved-way-to-add-slic-slp-20-table-into-bios-acpi-to-activate-windows-vista-oem/
>>
>>TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/33a8yf
>>
>>Cheers.
>
> Thanks for pointing out this article. I didn't know there were BIOS
> requirements for activation. Insane.
>
> Interesting comment you made: "Using Linux keeps users honest".
>
> There's no need for people to pirate Windows when there's a hundred
> good Linux distros available for free. One day Linux may just end
> Windows piracy, however, I don't think Microsoft would be too pleased
> with that scenario.
The fight against piracy, however, enables some revenue streams to remain
alive or be earned. Things like WGA give control (not to the customer).
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