I am not going to take a real loss for a theoretical one no matter how bad the theoretical loss might be.
You have no sense of risk management and would never be the operator of a major hazard facility. These kinds of things are (fortunately for us) regulated.
EMACS is just a text editor.
GIMP is just a photo editor.
Mozilla is just a web browser.
Having an system for plugins / addons / new extensible functionality doesn't make any of them something they aren't.
Systemd is an init system where I've installed it. I don't you know where you get the idea that it magically does all the rest of the stuff without someone wanting it to. It's not like there's hidden covert code somewhere in PID1 that will sneak in a DHCP request when no one is looking.
Occam's Razor would show that people in general lack the incredible foresight needed in your scenario.
More likely case: Free upgrade! Did you hear that? Free!!! I must buy this now because I'll get something for FREE.
Woooooo.
How about you ignore the phone GUI then? I mean it is completely optional in Windows 10. The logical conclusion is you must just be a masochist.
They were spreading the same crap about Windows 8 machines. I haven't found a machine yet that I can't install Linux onto.
Surface 2 requires a signed bootloader so that limits your abilities quite a bit, but as for spreading crap there's a bit more info that needs to be considered:
Microsoft's certification for OEMs have the following requirements:
Windows RT: Secure Boot enabled.
Windows 8: Secure Boot optional. If Secure Boot is shipped it MUST be user selectable in the BIOS. If Secure Boot is shipped it must be enabled by default.
Windows 10: Secure Boot required and must be enabled by default. Wording about Secure Boot being user selectable has been removed!
That last part is the key. Only a few idiots were spreading FUD about Windows 8 and secure boot. But with Windows 10 the FUD now suddenly leaves you at the mercy of any OEM.
Do you have any source for your claim that that will not work anymore? Otherwise I call FUD.
Windows OEM certification documents don't say that it will not work anymore, but rather don't ensure that it will.
Windows RT requirements for OEMs included the requirement that Secure Boot is enabled. *** Potentially bad for linux.
Windows 8 / 8.1 requirements for OEMs included the requirement that Secure Boot if available must have the ability to de-disabled by the user. *** Good for linux.
Windows 10 requirements removed the wording that the user must be able to disable secure boot. *** Potentially bad for linux.
I read that in the sense of, "Let's say that I'm in the position of being a general manager", as a hypothetical rather than something to be taken literally.
Historically racists have called black people apes and monkeys. Therefore this accidentally and somewhat embarrassingly mimics that behaviour.
Historically white people were not, to my knowledge, insulted and discriminated against by being compared to seals and dogs. It's a bit more embarrassing to have women labeled as dogs because they are sometimes called bitches as an insult.
It's really not hard to understand. Context and history attach additional meanings and sentiments to some words.
Ask Slashdot was useful once, but in the last few years it's just become an opportunity to abuse the questioner. Okay, sometimes the questions are really dumb, but how about we try to assume good faith and not expect them to write an essay covering every possible objection first? You know, kinda like Stack Exchange or something.
In fact, screw it, Slashdot is dying. I recommend asking the same question on Stack Exchange, you will get more helpful answers.
It sounds like the questioner's wife is doing business stuff at the moment, but Java is used in a lot of places. Mobile apps are the obvious one, but also for some embedded stuff.
And there lies the error in your assumptions. You assume that because you have seen X that most are X. That is not statistically or scientifically valid. In fact, it is irrational.
You are also wrong about your statement about connecting to the electric company. This further demonstrates your lack of knowledge. You're talking through your hat. We are utility connected.
*facepalm*
So I'm wrong for speaking from experience, but you are right because you speak from experience. I can tell you with absolute certainty that in my entire country you can't hook anything up to the grid without it having been inspected and signed off by a qualified electrician, and they generally won't even consider DIY installations for liability reasons.
Yep, software resale is legal in the EU, so you can buy used Windows licences. Of course, you can probably just get them for free at the local rubbish dump... Maybe that's why Microsoft stopped printing the key on the stickers for OEM copies. Can't recycle them if the machine is dead and won't give the key up.
In places where resale isn't legal Windows 7 costs the same as Windows 8 and Windows XP. Microsoft keep the price the same of the lifetime of the product, it's never discounted.
"I've seen it. It's rubbish." -- Marvin the Paranoid Android
