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Microsoft will not extend availability of XP, past 30 June 2008
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Post #91 Apr 7 2008, 19:07


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Of course you won't. You can switch to free software if you want. If you absolutely must use Windows then Microsoft will eventually force you to do what they want and upgrade. A lot of people don't realise, but when the free software foundation etc. talk about non-free software, this is what they mean. Microsoft will make you use whatever software they think is necessary to keep you under control smile.gif


It's games and Photoshop (while it can run under Wine, I had problems doing so and it was slow) that make me use Windows.
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Post #92 Apr 7 2008, 22:17


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Of course you won't. You can switch to free software if you want. If you absolutely must use Windows then Microsoft will eventually force you to do what they want and upgrade. A lot of people don't realise, but when the free software foundation etc. talk about non-free software, this is what they mean. Microsoft will make you use whatever software they think is necessary to keep you under control smile.gif


So, for example... Ubuntu 6.06 is their LTS (long term support) version, supported until 2009. Guess what happens after that? If you want to continue to receive support (patches at the very least), Ubuntu will make you move to the new version.

Seems like a painfully similar situation for the enterprise.
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Post #93 Apr 8 2008, 14:15


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So, for example... Ubuntu 6.06 is their LTS (long term support) version, supported until 2009. Guess what happens after that? If you want to continue to receive support (patches at the very least), Ubuntu will make you move to the new version.

Seems like a painfully similar situation for the enterprise.

Who said anything about Ubuntu?
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Post #94 Apr 9 2008, 00:31


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Well, I used a popular example of a free OS. Now that i actually look at your sig I can understand your question though. Sorry. blink.gif

regardless of OS, every vendor eventually ends support for old versions. When that happens, you are "forced" into a decision, keep what you got, or upgrade to a newer OS by one vendor or another.

Your contention that non-free software forces you to upgrade, and free does not, seem incorrect. What's the long term support plan for Archlinux's "Homer" release?
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