Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

FSF Launches "BadVista" Campaign

Posted by kdawson on from the restricted-computing dept.

FrankNFurter writes to note the launch yesterday of the FSF's BadVista campaign against Microsoft's new operating system. BadVista's aim is to inform users about the alleged harms inflicted by Vista on the user and about free software alternatives. Quoting program administrator John Sullivan: "Vista is an upsell masquerading as an upgrade. It is an overall regression when you look at the most important aspect of owning and using a computer: your control over what it does. Obviously MS Windows is already proprietary and very restrictive, and well worth rejecting. But the new 'features' in Vista are a Trojan Horse to smuggle in even more restrictions. We'll be focusing attention on detailing how they work, how to resist them, and why people should care."

3 of 607 comments (clear)

  1. Re:I'm no great fan of MS... by Schraegstrichpunkt · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    They're aiming at the vast majority of Windows users, for whom emotional propaganda is what works, sadly.

    --
    http://outcampaign.org/
  2. Re:Nothing new. by The+Bungi · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Oi, good old twitter. Always running into the headlights.

    Buggi

    OMFG, creative spelling!! LOLOLOL!!! That's the last thing I expected from you!

    You have claimed to live in Baton Rouge

    Nope, retard. You must be mistaking me for one of your adoring fans.

    Don't you have some dollar signs to hump or something? You're tiresome when you inflict your bullshit on other people and I have to read it - I find it definitely insulting that you'd actually reply to me. "Buggi" off now.

  3. Re:And so much misunderstanding from /. posters. by DandyRandy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    And so much misunderstanding from /. posters. Actually, the campaign's agenda is to promote software freedom. There is no misunderstanding. The agenda of your campaign is to make FUD campaign against Microsoft (which you hate because of your greed of their business success), Window$ users (your approach to try to convert some of Windows users to linux is miserable but certainly disgusting), and against the natural development of Window$ OS. As you can see around, your FUD campaign is not very successful. You are running around each year claiming that messiah will appear the next year (sorry, linux will become major desktop OS....), and really, who cares about your FUD? Certainly, you are making damage to the image of FOSS, but it was never very nice image. Disgusting, but just go on, FUD'ers, Merry Christmas!