Post by DFSPost by chrisv'Why do "advocates" think OEMs and retailers should be forced to sell
Linux systems?' - DumFSck, lying shamelessly
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"*All* people who might use Linux should be *entitled* to the
opportunity of choosing Linux running on an inexpensive computer, priced
fairly and priced like the same computer running Windows."
- Creepy Chris Ahlstrom (socialist wannabe) Aug 2012
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"SUE DELL! Force them to sell Linux! And Linux will thrive." - tab, a
non-advocate, sarcastically
"Not just Dell, but every OEM that bundles Windows." - mlw, an advocate,
replying sincerely
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"I, and everyone else, should have the freedom to choose what OS, if
any, is installed on the computers we buy, wherever those computers are
sold. Period." - Hypocrite Homer
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"...we want a fair and equitable society that tries to ensure choice,
competition, and fair-play, even if it requires government
intervention." - shitv
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Linux preinstalled on a competitively priced computer is unneeded. One
can pay the heavily discounted rate of Winblows Home and delete it,
and install something else independently. Frankly, I'd prefer doing
it that way, Windows may be unwanted but it enables Dell et al to sell
mass-produced machines competitively, and I'd rather set up Linux
myself, anyway.
--
Joel W. Crump
Amendment XIV
Section 1.
[...] No state shall make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the
United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of
life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;
nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws.
Dobbs rewrites this, it is invalid precedent. States are
liable for denying needed abortions, e.g. TX.