http://techrights.org/2010/01/22/msft-vs-gnu-linux-partitions/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://techrights.org/2010/01/22/msft-vs-gnu-linux-partitions/comment-page-1/#comment-79420 Roy Schestowitz Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:44:37 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=25736#comment-79420 Or doesn’t. Or doesn’t.

]]> http://techrights.org/2010/01/22/msft-vs-gnu-linux-partitions/comment-page-1/#comment-79341 Yuhong Bao Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:39:16 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=25736#comment-79341 Yes, but that was about Windows 3.1 Setup blowing away OS/2, and I doubt it was even implemented. It certainly has nothing to do with what current Windows Setup does. Yes, but that was about Windows 3.1 Setup blowing away OS/2, and I doubt it was even implemented. It certainly has nothing to do with what current Windows Setup does.

]]> http://techrights.org/2010/01/22/msft-vs-gnu-linux-partitions/comment-page-1/#comment-79333 Roy Schestowitz Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:16:33 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=25736#comment-79333 Their excuses for this have been poor too. Their excuses for this have been poor too.

]]> http://techrights.org/2010/01/22/msft-vs-gnu-linux-partitions/comment-page-1/#comment-79332 your_friend Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:11:55 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=25736#comment-79332 This is malicious behavior and there's no work around for that. Microsoft should not make "updates" that do nothing but blow Grub out of the MBR and free software users should not have to fear this kind of sabotage. GNU/Linux installs always ask the user if they want to install grub and ask where they would like it to be put. Microsoft surely understands the nature of the problem and acts maliciously. Because they have done this kind of thing for decades and documented their malicious intent in internal emails, we can be sure they will move in step with any work around. They will throw bogus errors as they have for 25 years. This is malicious behavior and there’s no work around for that. Microsoft should not make “updates” that do nothing but blow Grub out of the MBR and free software users should not have to fear this kind of sabotage. GNU/Linux installs always ask the user if they want to install grub and ask where they would like it to be put. Microsoft surely understands the nature of the problem and acts maliciously. Because they have done this kind of thing for decades and documented their malicious intent in internal emails, we can be sure they will move in step with any work around. They will throw bogus errors as they have for 25 years.

]]> http://techrights.org/2010/01/22/msft-vs-gnu-linux-partitions/comment-page-1/#comment-79156 your_friend Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:01:06 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=25736#comment-79156 Microsoft too has talked about what it's really doing. I think the phrase in their email was "blown away in all cases." Microsoft too has talked about what it’s really doing. I think the phrase in their email was “blown away in all cases.”

]]> http://techrights.org/2010/01/22/msft-vs-gnu-linux-partitions/comment-page-1/#comment-79068 Roy Schestowitz Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:42:51 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=25736#comment-79068 I think it requires Microsoft to actually cooperate. I personally know the GRUB developer and he's no fan of Microsoft. I think it requires Microsoft to actually cooperate. I personally know the GRUB developer and he’s no fan of Microsoft.

]]> http://techrights.org/2010/01/22/msft-vs-gnu-linux-partitions/comment-page-1/#comment-79060 Yuhong Bao Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:19:06 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=25736#comment-79060 I think Linux distros should make installing GRUB to the partition boot sector the default to not only avoid this issue, but also allow the original Windows boot loader to be easily restored by setting the Windows partition as active. I think Linux distros should make installing GRUB to the partition boot sector the default to not only avoid this issue, but also allow the original Windows boot loader to be easily restored by setting the Windows partition as active.

]]> http://techrights.org/2010/01/22/msft-vs-gnu-linux-partitions/comment-page-1/#comment-79059 Yuhong Bao Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:17:36 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=25736#comment-79059 Well, I can sympathize, I had to upgrade an installation of Windows 2000 in a dual-boot config on a laptop to XP, and I still hasn't gotten around to restoring GRUB yet. But I have discussed what Windows is really doing when it does this before: http://boycottnovell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/irc-log-27082009.html http://boycottnovell.com/2009/08/20/linux-mbr-in-vista-7/ Well, I can sympathize, I had to upgrade an installation of Windows 2000 in a dual-boot config on a laptop to XP, and I still hasn’t gotten around to restoring GRUB yet. But I have discussed what Windows is really doing when it does this before:
http://boycottnovell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/irc-log-27082009.html
http://boycottnovell.com/2009/08/20/linux-mbr-in-vista-7/

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