I have changed the subject for this topic.
M$ has been working for years to lock out linux at the bios level. Check
UFEI, Intel, etc. Here is an interesting link
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread755577/pgThere will probably be some motherboards that will be open, but it is
likely that most major manufacturers like HP, Dell, etc will succumb to the
financial pressure from M$ for the bulk of their products under the guise
of "better security", thus locking in windows. They have folded in the
past including paying the "M$ tax" on all their boxes, even if linux is
installed. (I see you are IBM, as I was. It will be interesting to see
what they do.) There will probably be law suits, but M$ has already been
convicted of illegal monopolistic practice, and it hasn't stopped them.
Evil company, imho.
Original Message:
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From: Peter Sharp
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Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:03:34 +1000
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Subject: Re: [Ibm-netrexx] design straw man for java compilation by NetRexx
Bill said:
> .... The impending M$ takeover of the PC BIOS may cement windows
in the desktop and marginalize Linux there...
Did I miss an announcement? What is this about?
> ... The installers should solve system dependencies for the
translator, not the other way around. Which is the tail and which is the
dog?
Surely part of the issue is that installation is a one-time process. But
no-one's environment is static: One can guarantee that, if user X has just
installed NetRexx, then before too long they'll be installing something
else & possibly another java update-or-whatever. I was with Bill
initially, but I can see the sense Rene's approach.
> ...
Bill
Peter Sharp
Ballarat Australia
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