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I don't think you understand the problem here. The board works under Linux if the BIOS is modified to follow the ACPI spec, but under their own implementation i

I don't think you understand the problem here. The board works under Linux if the BIOS is modified to follow the ACPI spec, but under their own implementation it does not follow the spec. Thus at the minimum it is a faulty product that does not match the advertisement, and at worst it is an anti-trust violation. Certified or not, recommended or not, warranty or not, it does not fulfill the spec. The fact that Vista covers this up does not mean that it fits the spec when running Vista, no matter how you slice it, it is broken.

gm 18y ago
I just think that it's gonna be hard for anyone who can do something about this to give a sh*t. Anti-trust instead of false advertising? Now I know for a fact nothing's gonna happen. Anti-trust cases are about the hardest to do. Anti-trust... Why would that be anti-trust anyway? Where do monopolies come into play?
- gm 18y ago
  From: http://mjg59.livejournal.com/94905.html http://mjg59.livejournal.com/94905.html "Anyway. Accusing companies of conspiring against us when the most likely explanation is simply that they don't care is a fucking ridiculous thing to do and does nothing to get rid of the impression that Linux users are a bunch of whining childish hatemongers. Next time, try talking to someone who actually understands this stuff first?" Thank you, Matt. Now all you downmodders, please upmod me :-) Seriously, you guys should not downmod just because a post disagrees with you.
  - jcl 18y ago
    "I think it's ok to use the up and down arrows to express agreement." -- PG http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171