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>Windows users need to "activate" their system or
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>Windows users need to "activate" their system or it refuses to run

Literally LMAOing if this is true
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>being this much of a dumb fuck
>lmao i was only pretending to be retarded
Child.
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>>52030903
Is it true or not?
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>>52030910
Unactivated W10 is just watermarked (sometimes) and makes it harder to change the background/menu theme.
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>>52030890
If your purchased the software, you get a license key, use that to activate. It's a technology used by games and other software for almost a decade now to protect the intellectual property.

What is the issue here?
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>Linux users need to "compile" their system or it refuses to run

Literally topkeking if this is true
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>>52031617

>Almost a decade
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>>52031624
Gentoo is the only distro I'm aware of that you compile on install.
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>>52031655
Windows XP/Vista/7 all had activation back in 2000 era. This technology was later picked up by game developers.
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>>52030890
>>Windows users need to "activate" their system or it refuses to run
No, you just get locked out of updates. I've seen people run unregistered copies for years.
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>>52031624
standard linux install is pressing next a few times
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>>52031617
>for almost a decade now
>>52031694
>Windows XP/Vista/7 all had activation back in 2000 era.
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>>52031591
Same with Windows 8.

Windows XP refused to login without activation, not sure about Vista.
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>>52031617
>intellectual property.
Please don't use wrong words.
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#IntellectualProperty
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>>52032149
Nigga, just cuz some losers have an viewpoint, it doesn't mean they can force it on others as if it's the only correct viewpoint. They're free to follow their philosophy in their circle jerk though.
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>>52030890
>2001+14 not using removewat.exe
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>>52031669
Linux From Scratch
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>Laughing my ass offing
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>>52032354
thats a fucking tutorial
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>>52032474
it's pronounced elemaoing
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>>52032711
>elemaoing
fucking kek no it's
>le-mah-oh-ing
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>>52032722
I pronounce it lame-oing, lmao lame-o
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