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Old December 30th 18, 02:16 AM posted to alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Roger Blake[_2_]
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Default Excellent article about Linux

On 2018-12-29, nospam wrote:
microsoft *can't* revoke activation because they feel like it.


Of course they can. If not due to concious activity, due to bugs
in their activation system.

you complained about iot devices not getting security updates and now
you're complaining about microsoft offering security updates. can't
have it both ways.


On my computer I want control of updates. Microsoft has largely removed
the ability to do that. In the Home version you have no control at all.
Some limited control in Pro.

that's not due to microsoft deciding to deactivate a system.


Even if due to deficiencies in their activation system it is completely
unacceptable.

nothing is perfect and sometimes things don't work as expected.


Then an activation system that can lock the user out of his or her
own computer is not acceptable.

most of the time it's due to the user doing something wrong or their
system is misconfigured and refusing to accept responsibility. less
often, it's buggy software.


An activation system that can lock the user out of his or her own
computer is not acceptable.

there is no conspiracy to control what users do.


I didn't say there was a conspiracy.

then you won't be using computers anymore, since nearly all software
today has activation in some form due to rampant piracy.


Not FOSS. None of the software that I use requires activation.


that's not representative of the industry and you know it.


Oh, how many web servers run Apache on top of Linux? You said NEARLY ALL
SOFTWARE TODAY has activation in some form. You are lying. There are thousands
of FOSS operating systems and applications used throughout the industry
and you know it.

that would be you.


No, that would be you. You continue lying through your teeth.

mainstream software, the stuff that people actually use to do real


You are lying once again. You did not say "mainstream software" - you
said "NEARLY ALL SOFTWARE TODAY." You of course have been caught in
a blatant lie, so you move the goalposts.

As I said, NONE of the software that I use requires activation.

i didn't say smartphone, but regardless, activation is required to use
them and other products.


You are conflating subscribing to a service with activating a piece of
software running on a device that you own. Lies, lies, and more lies.

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