hello, dave!<br><br>it is not an issue of the OS of a choice. i do run MacOS for the reason of using one<br>application for my work which has no equivalents in linux or windows - Logic Pro.<br>as I said - my macbook is dual-boot machine anyway (Gentoo + OSX) and I am writing this<br>
lines now from Gentoo environment.<br>there's no problem for me to connect to the network. but the EULA<br>there is not acceptable, and I wouldn't sign it under any circumstances running<br>windows, linux or osx. the EULA shouldn't be there, in the binary. rob ward admitted it.<br>
so now they have to remove it. they can't do it themselves, sophos has to.<br>i suggested them that they would simply do what they did when this issue was raised by me<br>a year ago - simply register my hw addr to the network, and that's it. but no, now they insist<br>
on the policy. and the policy employs double standards. there's no need to install sophos<br>for iPhone (that obviously runs OSX), Symbian, WinMobile. so there's a precedent when<br>the rules are bent. not allowing the same case with me is hypocrisy. therefore I will press them<br>
to clean up their act. <br><br>.v<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/12/17 Dave Love <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:d.love@liverpool.ac.uk">d.love@liverpool.ac.uk</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
If you care about software freedom, don't run MacOS. There's no problem<br>
connecting free software OSs to the network as far as I know (unless the<br>
wireless NAC is different for students, which I don't think it is, but<br>
can check). My Ubuntu laptop connects through Eduroam/Superroamnet on<br>
this campus and others, and vpnc gets me into the VPN under<br>
network-manager as does the equivalent on my N800 (which, OK, is running<br>
only partly free software). My desktop is also GNU/Linux, although it<br>
was connected under a different régime.<br>
<br>
Posting private mail is generally not wise and I wouldn't be surprised<br>
if it could be construed as contravening the acceptable use guidelines<br>
you have signed up to. There are probably more constructive ways to<br>
help those of us interested in supporting free software (especially for<br>
anyone in the university involved in research). FYI, Rob Ward is<br>
sometimes seen wearing a RedHat t-shirt, one of the university network<br>
team might be considered a Mac bigot, and the other one is certainly<br>
knowledgeable about GNU/Linux.<br>
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