They did give me something in return; they didn't take legal action against me. If I had not signed it; they would have taken legal action against me in court and/or suspended me from school. So basically; they gave me my right to a public education, and to free speech. However; they said that if there are any further incidents; they will immediately suspend my account on their school network and take legal action and/or suspension against me. This happened a little over a year ago; so I'm not sure if it's even still valid. They just think that since I knew about Microsoft's security problems, that I had compromised their systems (even when I explained to them that I found out about the vulnerabilities through publicly available sources, and it was there own fault for advertising that they had all of those insecure products).
-------------------------------------------------- From: "houstonbofh" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2010 3:13 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share > IDWMaster wrote: >> Only problem is; they made me sign a confidentiality agreement, and if I >> told anyone names; they would have far more powerful lawyers. > > For a confidentiality agreement to be valid (in most locations... I am > not a lawyer), you have to receive something in return. If they left > this out, the agreement is voidable. As someone else said, give a > lawyer $100 to find out. > > Lee > > -- > Microsoft has a majority market share > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in Club Distro: Invalid > Status in Computer Science Ubuntu: Invalid > Status in EasyPeasy Overview: Invalid > Status in Ichthux - Linux for Christians: Invalid > Status in JAK LINUX: Invalid > Status in The OpenOffice.org Suite: Invalid > Status in Tabuntu: Invalid > Status in A simple player to online TV streaming: Invalid > Status in Ubuntu: Incomplete > Status in “ubuntu-express” package in Ubuntu: Invalid > Status in The Jaunty Jackalope: In Progress > Status in “ubuntu-express” source package in Jaunty: In Progress > Status in Baltix GNU/Linux: Confirmed > Status in “linux” package in Debian: Confirmed > Status in Fluxbuntu: The Lightweight, Productive, Agile OS: Confirmed > Status in openSUSE: New > Status in Tilix Linux: New > > Bug description: > Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace. > This is a bug, which Ubuntu is designed to fix. > > Non-free software is holding back innovation in the IT industry, > restricting access to IT to a small part of the world's population and > limiting the ability of software developers to reach their full potential, > globally. This bug is widely evident in the PC industry. > > Steps to repeat: > > 1. Visit a local PC store. > > What happens: > 2. Observe that a majority of PCs for sale have non-free software > pre-installed. > 3. Observe very few PCs with Ubuntu and free software pre-installed. > > What should happen: > 1. A majority of the PCs for sale should include only free software like > Ubuntu. > 2. Ubuntu should be marketed in a way such that its amazing features and > benefits would be apparent and known by all. > 3. The system shall become more and more user friendly as time passes. > > > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/clubdistro/+bug/1/+subscribe > -- Microsoft has a majority market share https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu 4 dz, which is a direct subscriber. Status in Club Distro: Invalid Status in Computer Science Ubuntu: Invalid Status in EasyPeasy Overview: Invalid Status in Ichthux - Linux for Christians: Invalid Status in JAK LINUX: Invalid Status in The OpenOffice.org Suite: Invalid Status in Tabuntu: Invalid Status in A simple player to online TV streaming: Invalid Status in Ubuntu: Incomplete Status in “ubuntu-express” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in The Jaunty Jackalope: In Progress Status in “ubuntu-express” source package in Jaunty: In Progress Status in Baltix GNU/Linux: Confirmed Status in “linux” package in Debian: Confirmed Status in Fluxbuntu: The Lightweight, Productive, Agile OS: Confirmed Status in openSUSE: New Status in Tilix Linux: New Bug description: Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace. This is a bug, which Ubuntu is designed to fix. Non-free software is holding back innovation in the IT industry, restricting access to IT to a small part of the world's population and limiting the ability of software developers to reach their full potential, globally. This bug is widely evident in the PC industry. Steps to repeat: 1. Visit a local PC store. What happens: 2. Observe that a majority of PCs for sale have non-free software pre-installed. 3. Observe very few PCs with Ubuntu and free software pre-installed. What should happen: 1. A majority of the PCs for sale should include only free software like Ubuntu. 2. Ubuntu should be marketed in a way such that its amazing features and benefits would be apparent and known by all. 3. The system shall become more and more user friendly as time passes. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~algeriatul Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~algeriatul More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
