2012/6/3 Doug Laidlaw <[email protected]>: > On Sun, 3 Jun 2012 16:13:01 +1000 > Doug Laidlaw <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Sun, 3 Jun 2012 18:03:46 +1200 >> John <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > I'm not sure if others have seen this: >> > >> > <http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/statement> >> > >> > John >> > >> The statement says that all new computers must have the Windows-only >> lock. What about upgrades? If I buy a computer from a Linux dealer >> and retrofit Windows 8, where do I stand? >> >> I am staying with XP. The dealers still prefer XP over Win7, when >> they have a choice. When I can no longer use that, Windows goes out >> the window. >> >> Doug, >> Registered Linux user. >> > It will be like Windows' "own goal" over business users: "We have them > cornered; now we can charge what we like." The users voted with their > feet. They are still doing it, hence the popularity of the Mac. When > will Microsoft learn that excellence sells more than coercion? > > I know that my hardware will support Windows 7; it probably won't > support Windows 8. Having Win 7 available may be good insurance.
I installed Windows 8 Consumer Preview on the same machine I already run Mageia and other Linux distributions, no problems. So best guess is they did not implement the restriction in the preview. Now what will happen if you pay for a full version and it will not work? Not that it bothers me whether I am able to run Windows... :) -- wobo
