Thread: What's the best Handheld gnu/linux machine for 2016?
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sulu is offline sulu
2016-03-03 , 13:50
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Originally Posted by gerbick View Post
You still get a license but it's free.
That's exactly my point. The problem with this is, that MS still counts this as a Windows licence being sold, regardless of whether I accept or decline the EULA.
I'm not willing to support that company by silently accepting this policy.

Originally Posted by gerbick View Post
But who worries about warranties when you're installing Linux on a device that's built for Windows?

Normally... not I.
Well, I do. In 2010 I bought a Dell laptop without a Windows licence that would have normally shipped with one (which was a pretty lenghty process btw.).
Some time later I had to make use of the warranty and it turned out to be crucial to have the info in their DB that I bought it without Windows in the first place, because otherwise they would have wanted me to install Windows (thereby accepting the EULA) for (pointless) remote tests.

Originally Posted by gerbick View Post
You have to always understand that the EULA is for the OS and has to be activated. If you do not agree to it, then there are other devices that do not seem to care about the choice of OS - Dell XPS 13 Linux/Dev Edition for instance is modern equipment sans Microsoft's Windows license & EULA attachments.[/qAnd all drivers for the device work with Ubuntu (for instance) without any issue.
Please don't take this personally, but this attidude is part of the problem.
I have very good reasons why I want a specific device. Another device usually doesn't meet my needs (that well).
And since there is never a technical reason why a specific device should be bundled with a specific OS, I see no reason to accept the bundling in the first place.
Last edited by sulu; 2016-03-03 at 13:55.
 

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