[Nottingham] Microsoft EULA simplified?

[Martin]

Jim Moore wrote:
> section 4 is interesting... does that mean they've relaxed the
> registration protocols/WGA?


>>>>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/eula/pro.mspx


What?!!!

You actually read those things?!

(Then again, good that someone keeps informed of their stance.)

Not read any of that myself but could it be that Microsoft is a little 
'sensitive' to not repeat some of the very negative criticisms suffered 
with the introduction of Windows Vista? Also, there was the silliness 
when "WGA" denied Australian users (and others?) the use of their own 
computers for 'a good while' when some of the Microsoft WGA servers went 
on the blink...

I always did think that requiring new users to enter a long 
"registration code" (ofwhich you can pick up any number off the internet 
in any case) was a little silly for 'security'. More of a marketing 
illusion and trick?



But then, that comes onto a question from our last meet: Is requiring a 
username/password on linux (*nix) systems any better or less intrusive 
than the "Windows Way"?

(OK, there is 'autologin' to boot you straight into a user account on a 
linux system, but there's still usernames and passwords in there that 
are required for certain tasks.)


Computers should just simply work.

Cheers,
Martin

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Martin Lomas
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