21 Sep
2011
21 Sep
'11
1 p.m.
On 21/09/11 10:50 PM, Ben McGinnes wrote:
On 21/09/11 7:28 PM, James Harper wrote:
# A system that ships with only OEM and Microsoft keys will # not boot a generic copy of Linux.
Or to translate - "Come on ACCC! Hit me in the stomach!"
The relevant parts of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (which supercedes the Trade Practices Act) appears to be section 47 and, depending on circumstances, section 46. The useful links are here:
Addendum, section 45 might also get a look in too: http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/816379 http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/caca2010265/s45.html Regards, Ben