From: /m 

On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:12:44 -0500, "Robert G Lewis"
 wrote:

>
>"/m"  wrote in message
>news:3sh8a25uqe9v5du5s070iumde8q5lpd2c3{at}4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 22:10:19 -0500, "Robert G Lewis"
>>  wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Geo"  wrote in message
news:44a34392{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>> "Robert G Lewis" 
wrote in message
>>>> news:44a32131$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>
>>>>> That activation is part of the original agreement.
It's not an added
>>>>> condition , possibly years after purchase.
>>>>
>>>> The original agreement says MS can change the agreement
any time they
>>>> feel
>>>> like it simply by changing a web page.
>>>>
>>>> Geo.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>Somehow I don't think that would be legal
>>
>> Why not?  You agreed to allow them to do that.
>
>Er no that's not in any agreement I've clicked on  ( I
actually read that
>stuff). Which is why I don't have the WGA 'Pre Release' on my main PC . I
>have loaded the released version ( today) on a laptop that I don't use, just
>to see what happens.  So far there seems to be an issue between Core Force
>Firewall, WGA Notifications and TCPView.  I'll look at that more later.

You didn't click through an EULA that gave MS admin access to your PC?

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>
>>
>>
>>>- There are modifications they can
>>>make but I don't think turning off the product would be one of them.
>>
>> You agreed to allow them to do whatever they want.  If you don't like
>> that, find another OS to use.
>
>I have Open SUSE on one box so it wouldn't be a big deal. I've only found
>one Word document that was totally illegible in OpenOffice, If they do screw
>up my PCs I can switch.

Have you tried SuSe 10.1 yet?  If so, what do you think?

 /m

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