BadVista

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BadVista is a campaign by the Free Software Foundation to oppose adoption of Microsoft Windows Vista and promote free software alternatives. A follow-up to the Defective By Design campaign against digital rights management technologies, it aims to encourage the media to make free software part of their agenda.[1]

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The campaign was initiated on December 15, 2006 with aims to expose what it views as the harms inflicted on computer users by Microsoft Windows Vista and its digital rights management schemes, as well as providing a user-friendly gateway to free software alternatives.[2] It rapidly received attention from multiple technology-oriented websites.[3][4][5][1]

BadVista activists teamed up with Defective by Design members on a Vista launch party on January 30, 2007 at the Times Square. Protesters in hazmat suits held their signs explaining the restrictions Vista may impose on computer users[6].

Bad Vista activists from Boston
Bad Vista activists from Boston

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Looking into the FSF's BadVista campaign", linuxjournal.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. 
  2. ^ John Sullivan. BadVista.org: FSF launches campaign against Microsoft Vista. Retrieved on 2007-08-11.
  3. ^ "FSF Launches "BadVista" Campaign", slashdot.org. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. 
  4. ^ "Free Software Foundation Launches BadVista", eweek.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. 
  5. ^ "Open-Source Group Razzes Microsoft With 'BadVista.org'", informationweek.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. 
  6. ^ John Sullivan (January 30, 2007). A BadVista at Microsoft's New York launch parties. BadVista.org. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.

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