On Monday 26 February 2007 9:46:19 pm Kai Ponte wrote: > The articles I had read - which all delt with why Linux doesn't come > pre-installed on mass-market systems - had to do with certifying all > hardware works when there is no OS loaded. > > Now, when I used to mass-market white-box systems in the '90s, I pretty > much just ran a DOS-based test floppy on all systems to make sure they > worked. I used to burn in all systems for at least 24 hours. > > I don't know if PC makers still do this.
MOST don't. Fred -- Remember, a consumer is a customer with no choice. DRM 'manages access' in the same way that jail 'manages freedom.' -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
