bookmarks tagged badvista vistawatch by badvista
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Tue, 05/08/2008 - 5:02pm
The number of systems being sold with GNU/Linux preinstalled has increased over 28 times since Vista's release.
Tue, 29/07/2008 - 3:41pm
SanDisk is unable to hack and change Vista to work well with their drives. The advantage of a free software operating systems such as GNU/Linux, hardware manufacturers are able to make the appropriate changes they need to the operating system for their d
Tue, 17/06/2008 - 3:20pm
This blogger shares the consensus of many others that programmers prefer to develop software that carries freedom to its users. There is an increase development base for GNU/Linux and a decrease in development for Windows Vista and XP.
Tue, 17/06/2008 - 3:15pm
Software developers don't want to hack on Vista. In this story Matt Assay concludes that more and more programmers prefer to hack on GNU/Linux.
Fri, 13/06/2008 - 6:12pm
Numbers show that people and organizations don't think much of Vista.
Mon, 19/05/2008 - 4:33pm
They try to claim that the FCC requires software and hardware manufacturers to recognizes broadcast flags set by distributors. However, the courts have ruled against the FCCs proposal -- broadcast flags do not have to be enforced -- user freedom trumps th
Mon, 19/05/2008 - 1:40pm
Many companies are not going to install Microsoft Vista, and are holding out for the next version of windows instead. However, they should take this opportunity to make the switch to GNU/Linux, and use a free software operating system that they can always
Mon, 19/05/2008 - 1:35pm
The article is a bit misleading and misses the point -- developers prefer programming free software for GNU/Linux operating systems because those operating systems respect their freedom. As a user, you should switch to GNU/Linux, because it respects your
Fri, 16/05/2008 - 10:14pm
Wed, 23/04/2008 - 8:07pm
This is just a good example of why you don't want your operating system to be enforcing DRM on you -- because it enables moves like this. Switch away from Vista to a free software operating system and DRM-free media, and these problems disappear.
Tue, 22/04/2008 - 2:25pm
Another country abandons Microsoft for software that respects their freedom.