• lemmyreader
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    238 months ago

    And what would you do on that other planet without Internet and stuck with Microsoft Windows and no way to activate your OEM license ? At least Linux has nice manual pages to read in the main time off-line 😄

      • @[email protected]
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        08 months ago

        Start downloading all source codes to prep for when that happens. That way, you at least have a way to find out.

    • @[email protected]
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      68 months ago

      I have an unactivated windows computer I’ve been using for 3 years, it works fine and even gets updates it just says “activate windows” in the corner of the screen.

      • VindictiveJudge
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        28 months ago

        It used to be it also wouldn’t let you change your wallpaper, but I don’t know if that’s still a thing and there were ways around it.

        • @[email protected]
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          48 months ago

          Probably true, but that particular computer just runs a Plex server and a few other things so the wallpaper doesn’t matter to me

        • @antidote101
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          18 months ago

          I suspect that’s not a mission critical function for someone stuck on another planet with no internet.

          • @Aux
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            38 months ago

            Not unless the only way to get back home is to change the wallpaper!

    • @[email protected]
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      18 months ago

      I believe you can simply leave it unregistered and it’ll still work indefinitely. Plus you aren’t getting updates forced down your throat, since you’re not connected to the internet.