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  1. No Windows XP support? by W2k · · Score: 4, Interesting · on At Long Last: Stable Version of FreeCraft Game Engine

    This looked like a cool little project, shitty graphics nonwithstanding, but then I read (in the FAQ):

    Q: Why is Windows XP not supported?
    A: Because I decided it. I do not support any product, that forces anybody to register it. Please read the FreeCraft (GPL) license and visit www.boycottxp.com (down) and more boycott.

    This is pure idiocy. Firstly, shutting out XP users from FreeCraft will not make people ditch XP, it will make them ditch FreeCraft (and any game which uses it). Thus, game developers who use FreeCraft will undoubtably want to remove the XP block, and if that's not possible for some reason, many will choose another engine. There are a LOT of XP users, and a lot of people who will be upgrading to XP from 95/98/Me/2000 soon. Shutting them all out is stupid, stupid, stupid, no matter what you personally think about Microsoft or Windows XP as an OS.

    Second, while I have not personally seen the source of FreeCraft, I doubt that what's keeping the engine from working with XP is hard to fix (it works under Win2000!) - I wouldn't be suprised if there's just a bit that says "if( bWindowsXP ) Crash();" at the beginning. Isn't the FreeCraft team just lowering itself to Microsoft's level (remember how early versions of Windows purposefully wouldn't work on DR-DOS?) by doing this?

    Anyway, let's hope that for some future release, the FreeCraft team stop with this silliness and more importantly, stop discriminating against the thousands of people who have chosen to use Windows XP - or, maybe more commonly, had it pre-installed on a new computer.

  2. Re:I refuse to use Passport. by generic-man · · Score: 0, Redundant · on MS Zone Users Must Use Passport Accounts

    I heartily endorse BoycottXP.com, and feel that it is our collective duty as citizens of the 21st century to boycott both the Microsoft and the Windows XP. This applies to both the Windows XP Home Edition and the Windows XP Professional Edition.

  3. Re:I refuse to use Passport. by cavemanf16 · · Score: 1 · on MS Zone Users Must Use Passport Accounts

    If you haven't already, check this site out: BoycottXP.com.

  4. This patent is in response to another.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative · on Digital Rights Management Operating System

    Note that BoycottXP did a story a while back on MS violating another company's patents with DRM. Seems like this may be either a) A buy-out of that company or b) a way around that patent. As far as I can tell, the patents are the same thing.

  5. This patent is in response to another.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative · on Digital Rights Management Operating System

    Note that BoycottXP did a story a while back on MS violating another company's patents with DRM. Seems like this may be either a) A buy-out of that company or b) a way around that patent. As far as I can tell, the patents are the same thing.

  6. Re:Civil Rights Lawsuit? by cavemanf16 · · Score: 2 · on Microsoft FrontPage License Prohibits Anti-Microsoft Speech
    boycottxp.com probably fits the bill on what you're talking about.

    Seriously, since when are you allowed to rewrite the Constitution with rules defined in your contract? Wouldn't this make the EULA void and null anyways since it circumvents you're Constitutional rights? IANAL so I really don't know the legal standings there, but I think people will be able to quickly realize sites like boycottxp.com are not backed by Microcrap.

  7. BoycottXP.com: wrong approach by screamager · · Score: 2, Informative · on Windows XP: Prices, And One Reaction
    From the main page of BoycottXP.com:Windows 2000 is the first stable piece of crap that microsoft put out and it isn't that bad.


    As long as the people that run this site allow this kind of speech on their main page, they will never be taken seriously and will never get the media attention they're after. What a waste...

  8. off topic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic · on CVS Infrastructure

    I know this is off topic, but I havent been able to post on /. for two days...
    sooooo, I'd formally like to introduce www.BoycottXP.com.

  9. Re:Wouldn't a Boycott be more effective? by davidu · · Score: 1 · on Senator Seeks Injuction Against WinXP

    see my post below about boycottxp.com -davidu

  10. BoycottXP by davidu · · Score: 3 · on Senator Seeks Injuction Against WinXP

    Hi,

    I have boycottxp.com but I don't have the time to run it or set it up. If any one here is interested in helping me get it running, that'd be great.

    I don't want it to be a flame site or Anti-microsoft site but rather a clear and concise set of reasons and articles on why WindowsXP is bad for consumers, developers, businesses. I have all the hosting and everything all setup. :-)

    Hit me up at davidu@everydns.net if interested.