Fedora Pays Microsoft Boot License fee.

[Patricia Wilson]

Ahh the day of the Dongle.

I expect a much higher than average number of people on this list can "roll
their own" -- that is certainly not the case in general even amongst linux
users.

On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 7:58 AM, keith smith <klsmith2020 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> During the mid 80's software manufactures tried to lock down their
> software.  What they found was stopping pirating entirely reduced sales.
> Who would have known.  The thought at the time was that without the ability
> to copy and try, some were unwilling to buy.  Unintended byproduct.  The
> other thing that happens was a work around.   There were several apps that
> would unlock the software and allow it to be installed anywhere.
>
> If the hardware manufactures lock down their hardware several things are
> going to happen.  someone will create an open source / free app to beat the
> hardware lock.
>
> Another unintended consequence could be surplus (used) hardware become
> unusable.
>
> Another consequence could be a niche market for unlocked hardware, which
> could cause the OEM's to lose market share.
>
> Yet another unintended consequence is the potential for increased support
> by M$.  I seem to recall a number of years ago M$ tried to lock down it's
> OS and support was a big issue and they stopped the practice.
>
> If they lock down the hardware, I will not buy Dell or HP any longer.  I
> will build my own.
>
> ------------------------
> Keith Smith
>
> --- On *Sat, 6/9/12, Derek Trotter <expat.arizonan at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Derek Trotter <expat.arizonan at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Fedora Pays Microsoft Boot License fee.
> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> Date: Saturday, June 9, 2012, 9:13 PM
>
>
>  From the article mentioned in the original post:
>
> Microsoft’s practice is facilitated by the UEFI, or Unified Extensible
> Firmware Interface, which allows a manufacturer to lock down the boot
> process so that it will only work on their specified conditions.
>
> What's to keep Microsoft from telling a manufacturer they must lock down
> the machine so no other operating system will boot on it if they want
> licenses to install windows on their machines?
>
> On 6/9/2012 17:14, Eric Shubert wrote:
>
> I don't see how that would be a problem. Please reference exact part of
> the article which leads you to believe that.
>
> BL, there's a lot of misinformation about this. I don't think it's
> anything to be concerned about.
>
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Patricia Wilson
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