IMHO this is not acceptable, like the EULA which basically boils down to your computer is actually in the hands of M$. jb
> On 14 Mar 2016, at 05:13, Angus Davidson <angus.david...@wits.ac.za> wrote: > > The windows 10 Updates are very frustrating. I have had machines rebooting > for 7 hours to install updates, and it will install some updates no matter > what your settings are. Lets not also forget that occasionally an update > seems to reset you privacy settings . I have also had it restart in the > middle of a render . > > From an interface point of view Windows 10 is miles ahead , however in every > other respect it’s a pain in the ass. Anyone who follows my twitter account > can see how often I rage about this, As soon as there is a decent way to get > NVidia Optimus work on Linux I am moving. > > From: Fabian Schnuer Gohde [mailto:list....@gohde.no > <mailto:list....@gohde.no>] > Sent: Sunday, 13 March 2016 7:48 PM > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com <mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com> > Subject: XSI and Window 10, the bright future > > Hi, > I've got machines with Win 8.1 Pro at the moment and with the free upgrade > "deadline" approaching I'm thinking wether not not to take the plunge to > Win10 during the summer. > > My main concern apart from privacy issues is that given the fact that there > will now be continuous rolling windows upgrades that XSI will cease to > function one fine morning. Much the same way that some programs stop working > with MacOSX updates. And no-one will provide updates to fix that. > > I'm mostly happy with Win8.1+ClassicShell but the fact that M$ and Intel want > upcoming hardware to require new Windows is perhaps a reason to update. I'm > still looking to use XSi for another 3-5 years. > > Does anyone with more knowledge of Windows internals and XSI dependencies > have an opinion on the likelyhood of M$ messing with something that XSI needs? > > Thank you, > Fabian > > > This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is confidential. If > you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately > and destroy the original message. You may not copy or disseminate this > communication without the permission of the University. Only authorised > signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf of the > University and recipients are thus advised that the content of this message > may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the personal > views and opinions of the author, which are not necessarily the views and > opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All agreements > between the University and outsiders are subject to South African Law unless > the University agrees in writing to the contrary. > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > <mailto:softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com> with "unsubscribe" in the > subject, and reply to confirm.
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