- BadVista
BadVista is a
campaign by theFree Software Foundation to oppose adoption ofMicrosoft Windows Vista and promotefree software alternatives. A follow-up to theDefective By Design campaign againstdigital rights management technologies, it aims to encourage the media to make free software part of their agenda.History
The campaign was initiated on
December 15 ,2006 with aims to expose what it views as the harms inflicted on computer users by MicrosoftWindows Vista and itsdigital rights management schemes, as well as providing a user-friendly gateway to free software alternatives. [cite web
title=BadVista.org: FSF launches campaign against Microsoft Vista
url=http://badvista.fsf.org/blog/launch-press-release
author=John Sullivan
accessdate=2007-08-11] It rapidly received attention from multiple technology-oriented websites. [cite news
title=FSF Launches "BadVista" Campaign
url=http://slashdot.org/articles/06/12/16/2252240.shtml
publisher=slashdot.org
accessdate=2007-08-11] [cite news
title=Free Software Foundation Launches BadVista
url=http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2074193,00.asp
publisher=eweek.com
accessdate=2007-08-11] [cite news
title=Open-Source Group Razzes Microsoft With 'BadVista.org'
url=http://www.informationweek.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=196700627
publisher=informationweek.com
accessdate=2007-08-11] cite news
title=Looking into the FSF's BadVista campaign
url=http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1000148
publisher=linuxjournal.com
accessdate=2007-08-11]BadVista activists teamed up with
Defective by Design members on a Vista launch party onJanuary 30 ,2007 at theTimes Square . Protesters in hazmat suits held their signs explaining the restrictions Vista may impose on computer users.cite web | url = http://badvista.fsf.org/blog/a-badvista-at-microsofts-new-york-launch-parties | title = A BadVista at Microsoft's New York launch parties | author = John Sullivan | date =January 30 ,2007 | publisher = BadVista.org | accessdate=2008-01-12]References
See also
*
Defective by Design - an associated anti-digital rights management campaign that also targets Windows VistaExternal links
* [http://badvista.fsf.org/ BadVista.org] - Official website
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