Star EFF Warns TI Not to Pursue Legal Threats Against Hobbyists
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 14th Oct 2009 13:21 UTC
Law and Order So, we have Apple who is paranoid about people installing legally purchased copies of its operating system on non-Apple labelled machines. Just when you thought it couldn't get any more ridiculous than that, we have a hardware company trying to prevent people from installing operating systems on its hardware. Wait, what?
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RE: Plagiarism risk?
by unoengborg on Thu 15th Oct 2009 21:06 UTC in reply to "Plagiarism risk?"
unoengborg
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Hopefully I don't get modded down for this. I'm not defending TI here but educational institutions are afraid of plagiarism using these operating systems. Can you imagine copying notes in a secret menu on your TI-84 ? Most teachers and professors would not take the time to check the OS on every student's phone so they could just ban the use of such calculators. This in fact would take a big bite out of TI's revenue.



If a calculator makes any difference on whether you pass the test or not, there is something wrong with the test.

A good test should be designed in a way that you can bring books, calculators, or anything you want except a friend to help you.

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