Vista 7 Lacks Compatibility But Finally Gains GPL Compliance
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2009-12-11 10:33:08 UTC
- Modified: 2009-12-11 10:33:08 UTC
Summary: Vista 7 still a no-go area for those who expect compatibility with hardware, software, and Web sites; GPL violations in Vista 7 tool are finally corrected (months late)
ACCORDING to The Register, the compatibility complex of Vista 7 by all means persists.
The Royal Mail's Parcelforce website is upsetting some Windows 7 fans, because the service doesn't support Microsoft's latest operating system.
As we last
pointed out a few days ago, compatibility issues in Vista 7 are a recurring theme. For example we have:
Well, compatible or not, Vista 7 is finally compliant with the GPL (many pro-Microsoft people rave about it,
including Mary Jo Foley) after violating the GPL [
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6] and not for the first time, either [
1,
2,
3].
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