[olug] Barracuda violating GPL & Doctrine of First Sale?

[Jennifer Frasier]

You're right, but he decided to buy a Dell instead so in the future the
manufacturer could not make that argument. Don't really know if I think
that's a great solution (I hate Dells, swapped out more hard drives on Dells
than I can count - those old ones that used to run really hot), but he likes
it.

On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 10:16 AM, Will Langford <unfies at gmail.com> wrote:

> > that he could install XP instead. They did not have to honor his warranty
> if
> > he wasn't running the "recommended" OS, which, to them, meant Windows.
> So,
> > even when you own the hardware, agreements can be invalidated based on
> your
> > software (don't ask me how that makes sense). You don't get what you pay
> for
> > anymore, and it just sucks.
>
> There might be fine print somewhere regarding acceptable software to
> be run on the hardware without violating warranty stuff.... unsure if
> that's a common thing or not.  In general, I'd imagine the "reinstall
> windows" bit is more of a tech support life saving donut, this way the
> company in question only has to trouble shoot a single given OS.
> Software *can* damage hardware.... and always has been able to.  Back
> in the old commodore days of slamming drive heads around, or today
> with overclocking tools that push graphics parts into thermal
> no-zone... as two wide examples.  Embedded devices are notorious for
> having clauses about approved software, just look at the iPhone as an
> example :).
>
> Sane course of action, undoubtedly, would be to install XP or Vista,
> run through the tech support gambit, and return to your alternate OS
> after getting warranty work done --- all the while trying to keep mum
> about the alternate OS.
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