__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Sunday 25 March 2007 07:16 \__
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> __/ [ John Locke ] on Saturday 24 March 2007 18:30 \__
>>
>>> On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:00:58 +0000, Roy Schestowitz
>>> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>>ChangeLog: Run Linux, lose warranty
>>>>
>>>>,----[ Quote ]
>>>>| When she called Compaq -- the unit comes with a one-year warranty
>>>>| on the hardware -- they asked what operating system she was running.
>>>>| When she told them Linux, they said, "Sorry, we do not honor our
>>>>| hardware warranty when you run Linux." In order to get warranty
>>>>| service, she was told, she would have to remove Linux and
>>>>| reinstall the original OS.
>>>>`----
>>>>
>>>>http://enterprise.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/03/23/1430204&from=rss
>>>>
>>>>The crazy world we live in...
>>>
>>> This is probably do to contract agreements with Microsoft. Well, since
>>> I just loaded Ubuntu on my HP/Compaq laptop I suppose I'm in the
>>> same boat. Lovely. Just lovely.
>>
>> So if you spill some coffee on it, this could be the fault of Linux.
>>
>> Seriously though, what does the keyboard have to do with Linux in the case
>> above. They needn't even switch on the laptop to fix the issue. In fact,
>> she should have simply refused to say that the laptop has Linux installed.
>> Unless she opens it and changes the underlying mechanics of it it's /her/
>> laptop and it's none of their business which code is run by the hardware,
>> which is what they sell. There was a discussion a while back about Gates
>> and the 'naked PC'. They try to suggest that the code (READ: Windows) is
>> an integral part of the PC. The best revenge would be to turn all XBox360s
>> into Linux servers.
>>
>
> I think the position Compaq are taking would be considered to be illegal
> in the UK. A trip to CAB could be useful for that one.
As a matter of pricipal, people should mod the laptop's casing and then
report a purely-software fault to Compaq/Microsoft.
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