However it would also be nice if the FSF could come up with an alternative or "pro X" campaign. Like "pro free boot" with a user-defined key to run his/her operating system where the viruses cant do it. The pre-defined key can be printed on the board or similar, which malware cant see. Even GNU/Linux wins.
I cant believe HN is filled with so many applefanboys, its quite sad sid0 gets downvoted to oblivion for reasonable comments.
Maybe they are not just apple-fanboys but ambitious corporate asslickers, probably thinking they too will one day become like Steve Jobs and others will suckup to them due to their well-developed fashion sense mixed with "business" skills.
While real genius men such as dmr is just another hacker.
> of course, and I had to do it- RIGHT THAT MINUTE- in the middle of the night.
There is your problem right there. Why in your sane mind would you even consider fixing it at that moment? You should have told them to FUCK OFF - right at that minute - and gone back to sleep. Right there and then a loud and sound go fuck a rake and fuck off.