Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 4th Jul 2006 17:38 UTC, submitted by raver31
An anti-piracy check for Microsoft Windows is causing problems for some users who are being told their copies of operating system XP are not genuine. The tool, called Windows Genuine Advantage, is aimed at cracking down on millions of illegal copies of Windows XP in circulation. Update: Microsoft isn't the only one phoning home without consent: Apple does it too since 10.4.7. The goal is a little less disturbing (to check whether Widgets are up-to-date); however, it cannot be turned off.
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2005-07-06
Not the same in the slightest. Xandros "activation" is actually just registering your set up with the Xandros networks, so you can get software from those repositories.....
It is called "activation" because the whole ethos of Xandros is to capture the market of people moving from Windows, so they figure activation is a term they will understand.
The difference here is that although Xandros had some proprietary components out of the box, being Debian based, you are free to change repositories and get software/updates from somewhere else.