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Windows 7 Sins
http://windows7sins.org/
Tons of supportive publicity!
Windows 7 Sins - Bad Vista 6.1
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| Despite Microsoft going for the Windows 7 moniker as the official brand for
| its latest Windows client release, the actual version of the operating system
| is 6.1, while Windows Vista, the previous version of the platform, was 6.0.
| The build string of Windows 7 RTM is in fact 6.1.7600.16385. But it is not
| only Microsoft thatâs insisting on the intimate connection between Windows 7
| and Vista. The Free Software Foundation is also introducing its latest
| anti-Windows push, dubbed Windows 7 Sins, nothing more than a Bad Vista
| version 6.1. It was the FSF that launched the Bad Vista website in 2006,
| efforts that have evolved into the Windows7Sins.org.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-7-Sins-Bad-Vista-6-1-120095.shtml
Free Software Foundation trashes Windows 7
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| Matt Lee, manager of the new FSF campaign, hopes to make businesses and
| computer users more aware of what he perceives as the growing dangers of
| proprietary software from Microsoft and companies such as Apple and Adobe.
|
| "With the release of Microsoft's updated operating system, business leaders
| have the opportunity to escape to freedom and join a growing list of leaders
| who understand that sinking money and time into proprietary software is a
| dead-end inconsistent with their best interests," he said.
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http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2248513/fsf-holds-rally-against-windows
Free software group attacks Windows 7 'sins'
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| They include: Poisoning education, locking in users, abusing standards such
| as OpenDocument Format (ODF), leveraging monopolistic behavior, threatening
| user security, enforcing Digital Rights Management (DRM) at the request of
| entertainment companies concerned about movie and music piracy, and invading
| your privacy.
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http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=56382C84-1A64-6A71-CE9D480DEAEF0319
Free Software Foundation launches campaign against Windows 7
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| The site lists seven sins, saying that Microsoft is "poisoning education" by
| investing money on lobbying educational departments, "invading privacy",
| behaving as a monopoly, forcing updates on users to lock them in, abusing
| standards, enforcing Digital Rights Management (DRM, or as the FSF calls it
| Digital Restriction Management) and threatening user security by distributing
| vulnerable software.
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/144315
Free Software Foundation knocks Windows 7
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| OPEN SOURCERERS at the Free Software Foundation are staging a demo in Boston
| in a bid to encourage businesses to throw away Microsoft Windows in favour of
| free alternatives.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1530986/free-software-foundation-knocks-windows
Get ready for the "Ow". Vista 7 will stink, just like its sibling, Vista. It's
all PR at the moment.
Recent:
FSF Launches Windows7sins tomorrow
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| From the info-member list:
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| Â Â This Wednesday, August 26 at 11am, the Free Software Foundation will be
| Â Â launching its Windows7sins.org public awareness campaign, drawing
| Â Â attention to the threats posed by the adoption of Microsoft's
| Â Â proprietary operating system. We have a launch event here in Boston on
| Â Â the Boston Commons from noon until 3pm, and we need everyone in the area
| Â Â to come along and help out and join in the ceremony as we conduct a
| Â Â ceremonial trashing of proprietary software.
|
| Â Â **We'll be launching our Windows 7 campaign with pomp and fanfare, with
| Â Â a giant 12 foot trashcan being filled with boxes of proprietary
| Â Â software.**
|
| Â Â The event promises to be lots of fun, and with thousands of people
| Â Â passing through the Boston Commons every day we hope you will help us
| Â Â connect with the public by handing out information and explaining the
| Â Â benefits of free software. There will be camera crews and photographers
| Â Â capturing the event and we will be getting these images up online as
| Â Â soon as possible on the day.
|
| Â Â Let us know you're coming and bring along your friends and work
| Â Â colleagues - mail campaigns@xxxxxxx if you have time to help us set up,
| Â Â or just turn up at the Boston Commons near the entrance to the Public
| Â Â Gardens from noon.
|
| Â Â If you're not in the Boston area, there will be plenty for you to do to
| Â Â help us launch the campaign and get the message out. Stay tuned for
| Â Â upcoming instructions...
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http://jonathancarter.co.za/2009/08/25/fsf-launches-windows7sins-tomorrow/
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