From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nate Bargmann Subject: Re: Take ACER Off your Linux-Friendly List Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:37:59 -0500 Message-ID: <20090730213759.GC1447@n0nb.us> References: <4A710CCA.7000907@kd4e.com> <8ea83f40907291943v41f90ab3h9cea4f07c2ef0cb2@mail.gmail.com> <4A711B58.2060605@kd4e.com> <4A716E28.5070204@bfs.de> <4A7178D7.4050301@blueyonder.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4A7178D7.4050301@blueyonder.co.uk> Sender: linux-hams-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Linux Hams * richard.bown@blueyonder.co.uk [2009 Jul 30 07:16 -0500]: > walter harms wrote:> >> >> send it back because you can not use it >> most people i know simply use a usb-stick (or a boot-cd) >> and buy only computer that work. >> >> re, >> wh >> >> >> >> >> > Under European consumer law, if they haven't stated that it will only > run winblows vista, they have stated by default it should operate on > other OS s that will run on that processor. > So its not fit for purpose and they would have to either change it for > one that will or refund your money. > I'd be very surprised if the US does not have similar legislation. Prepare to be surprised, then. There may be a state or two with something similar in law, but I doubt it. As most USA computer users really don't understand that the OS and applications can be separate from the hardware, there is hardly a demand for any sort of similar legislation except from the fringes (like us). 73, de Nate >> -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://n0nb.us/index.html