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what Linux Company you think is the most shady?
lazygamer:
Don't see what's so bad about Lindows. Of course I don't see what's so good about it either.
Master of Reality:
well, they arent releasing their source code, which should be against the GPL as they are integrating WINE into Lindows and WINE is covered under the GPL and since they modified it and put it in Lindows, it should therefore have to be opensource (or at least any parts of WINE that are in it should be opensource).
Second they are making it so every user is doing everything as ROOT and this poses as fucking serious security risk, and opens the computer to a hell of a lot of evil things. When Lindows contracts swarms of viru and such this will make the Linux community look bad.
Then they are doing weird things like MS does like only letting you use a program for a certain amount of time (you only get click 'n run for 2 years if you are an insider).
xyle_one:
wow, whats with the cheesy mac navigation rip-off on lindows site. Anyways, lindows seems like a horrible idea. i wouldnt use it.
http://www.apple.com/
http://www.lindows.com/
ecsyle_one
Master of Reality:
www.unix.com also has an apple theme... but they switch their default theme regularly or somethin'
lazygamer:
quote:well, they arent releasing their source code, which should be against the GPL as they are integrating WINE into Lindows and WINE is covered under the GPL and since they modified it and put it in Lindows, it should therefore have to be opensource (or at least any parts of WINE that are in it should be opensource).
Second they are making it so every user is doing everything as ROOT and this poses as fucking serious security risk, and opens the computer to a hell of a lot of evil things. When Lindows contracts swarms of viru and such this will make the Linux community look bad.
Then they are doing weird things like MS does like only letting you use a program for a certain amount of time (you only get click 'n run for 2 years if you are an insider).
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Holy shit! Even I can tell that Lindows must suck. Trying to improve Wine and intergrate it into the GUI is a FUCKING GOOD IDEA! But besides extra user friendliness, Lindows sucks. So who's gonna legally stop them from abusing the GPL? Coulden't that EFF(you know the d00dz with the blue ribbon thang) start a lawsuit against them(they kinda defend those who cannot defend themselves over digital issues) to defend the integrity of open source and GPL?
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