Quoting: Eike

Quoting: LachuFor example in License of Windows 10 exist text told, the software is not sold, but licensed.

And so is Linux.

If you use Linux, it is your operating system. License told you can do nearly everything (except put the software in weapon, etc. - US laws). You can even sold this software and MS was trying put people to jail, cause they trying to sold their own Windows licenses. At least, European commission told you can sold Windows licenses, if you bought it.

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Quoting: whizse

Quoting: LachuI remember about Alky: Exe file recompiler to native Linux binaries. Alky been illegal after court process.

This Alky [External Link]?

There's no word of of any court process or lawsuit in the (very candid) post-mortem and links to the source code.

Thanks, a quick search turned up nothing of note and I was wondering what Lachu was talking about. Usually when things ends up in court there is a bit more noise.

I have read about allky was made illegal many years ago on Osnews.pl (old version of this service). On new version, I've found (in Polish):
"Alky Project na LGPL, Wine ma konkurencję
Alky Project to alternatywna do Wine metoda pozwalająca na uruchamianie aplikacji Windows w innych systemach operacyjnych. W związku z zamknięciem firmy Falling Leaf Systems, LLC cały kod projektu został udostępniony na licencji GNU LGPL.O Alky pisaliśmy półtora roku temu, w związku z wydaniem ReactOS 0.3.0, jako alternatywie..."

I must search for older news.

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Quoting: LachuAlso, Nadela said it's your computer.

Yet Windows dropped the term "My Computer" some time ago! They replaced it with "This Computer", which was obviously to lay the groundwork for control being taken away from users.

Quoting: LachuWindows and owned PC? By whom? By Microsoft?

I believe that's the idea, yeah. Pretty sure you already don't own your PC if you use Windows on it, though admittedly having not used it in 20 years, and only having checked things for others who needed the info at various points, I'm not up-to-date on their current terms.

What is funny is that RMS was joked about they told: "If you use computer and OS is not your, that computer is not your". Sorry, but when people will stood that? TV employee told/comment: "So you told people they should pirate Operating Systems?".

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I remember about Alky: Exe file recompiler to native Linux binaries. Alky been illegal after court process.

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It is not related only to software without physical medium. Software "sold" on CD have also same restrictions. For example in License of Windows 10 exist text told, the software is not sold, but licensed. Microsoft was trying to put people to jail for sale of used Windows copy, but EU decided MS do it wrong and allow people to sold used licenses of Windows. Of course, MS make illegal and makes people going to jail for other stuff, like watching movies or listening music under non-window or non-mac, but this time is over also. Examples: I read about student, who was deny from University for watching movies under Linux - of course, in USA.

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My English skills are poor. As I listening this video, I heard Nadela said first web browser was for Windows and that is not truth. Also, Nadela said it's your computer. What's a hell? Windows and owned PC? By whom? By Microsoft?

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I think many of fired people will create new studios, which will be bought and their employer will be fired again. ;-D

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I think statistics shown Linux gain new users. Why? There is small amount of drop in Steam Deck usage. Current Linux players do not be calculated twice. Many do not change distro and if somebody bought Steam Deck, it would not be calculated as user, who stop using it. So current Linux users could bought Steam Deck and be calculated as Steam Deck users. What we have is decrease of Steam Deck users and increase of other distro usage, so: We have had new Linux users. But, why Linux marketshare drops? I think the reason are Chinese users.

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I prefer to add library on SD card to both Deck and laptop. It was way simpler.

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I remember many times Windows user told, if Linux had 9% marketshare (such like MacOS these days), there will be reason to public Photoshop on it. 6% is small distance, but 4% is not too small also. Maybe in ten years, maybe less.

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