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I need help dissuading my dad.

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Stryker:
So then go with the first option.

If XP works fine for him, and he has no problems with it. That's good for him. I'm glad he found an operating system he's happy with. He can't help it if he likes it. Did u try informing him that it was illegal? Did u have him read the eula?

xyle_one:
make sure that you take advantage of every exploit, unbeknownst to your father, to bring his system down. Make sure he clicks on the help center "i-will-delete-your-harddrive" link. anything. i know, its mean, but it could show him that xp is crap, and windows is crap in general.

that is, if you want to have a little OS war in your house

[ July 16, 2003: Message edited by: ecsyle:951 ]

Laukev7:
I am seriously thinking about doing that, Ecsyle, but I have moral issues over this. I really don't care how mean it is; it's more about honesty. I really need a much better reason to justify such drastic actions, or else I would end up convincing someone not to use XP with false premises. I need to expose him to real problems any user could encounter, not to something I make up, and which I could also do in Linux.

And Stryker, that would be hypocritical on my part, because I also use a pirated version of Windows 98 (alongside my other OSes, of course). Besides, he knows it's illegal. He just doesn't care. For now, I want to stop him from using any later version of Windows, or else my chances to ever make him switch one day would be slim. I know I still use Windows along with BeOS and whatever other OS is installed, but I intend to switch to the Mac eventually.

[ July 16, 2003: Message edited by: Laukev7 ]

Stryker:

quote:Originally posted by Laukev7:

And Stryker, that would be hypocritical on my part, because I also use a pirated version of Windows 98 (alongside my other OSes, of course). Besides, he knows it's illegal. He just doesn't care. For now, I want to stop him from using any later version of Windows, or else my chances to ever make him switch one day would be slim. I know I still use Windows along with BeOS and whatever other OS is installed, but I intend to switch to the Mac eventually.

[ July 16, 2003: Message edited by: Laukev7 ]
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If it is hypocritical, I can do it for you. I got the IP and the time were logged on. From there it's easy to identify him and get that process started. I'm not making any threats or anything, dont get me wrong. I'm only offering help. It wouldn't be hypocritical for me to do it.

Stop using windows, then it won't be hypocritical. Tell him to go buy it. I mean... how can he see any flaws or problems in something he didn't buy? I wouldn't care... I'd be like, "that's what I get for using a free/pirated product". If he buys it and then sees he's ripped off, maybe you'll have a chance.

Laukev7:
It could be a solution, but let's keep sabotage as a last resort. Before such actions have to be done, we have to evaluate the possible consequences. For one thing, his computer was infected with viruses a year ago, and he was still not deterred. And since he always says that Windows always worked for him, he would at the very least have suspicions that it might the result of a virus rather than what one would consider normal behaviour for Windoze. He has not installed Windows XP yet, so for now, it might be more important to keep him from switching to XP.

I don't doubt your cracking skills, but you may want to know that we are under a firewall router.

He'll never buy Windows. He feels that people are ripped off when they buy software (and I mean ANY software). He says money is better spent buying hardware. And he doesn't like Microsoft any more than I do.

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