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Uh oh. If running a closed platform is grounds for anti-trust action, then Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo all had better watch out. Even One Laptop Per Child is
by GHFigs 17y ago
Uh oh. If running a closed platform is grounds for anti-trust action, then Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo all had better watch out. Even One Laptop Per Child is in on this--Oh my! I thought they were good guys but it turns out they are evil monopolists!:
If you don't have a developer key, and your laptop has firmware security enabled, it will not let you do anything except boot an OLPC-signed operating system, and use the OLPC-provided software. If you insert a USB flash drive or SD card, the boot firmware will only boot from it if the files are tested and cryptographically signed by OLPC. -- http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys
...or maybe what you're saying has more to do with your opinion than the law.
- nailer 17y agoI agree with you - I was just trying to answer the parents question. I also would have modded you up until I read the last sentence. Relax, there's no need to be so aggressive.
- GHFigs 17y agoYeah, I cut and repasted that last bit a couple times before posting, but ultimately decided the point would be too easily missed without it. In the process I didn't catch the now-obvious implication that I should have found a better way to make that point. I appreciate you calling me on it.