Free Software Magazine: That Darn Startup Sound (Knoppix vs Vista)

“Imagine you are in the boardroom, asked by the president of the
company to fix his laptop during a critical presentation. You reach
for your handy knoppix on a flash, and set it off to boot, so ready
to proudly display the power of freedom during this critical
presentation, when, already too late, you remember; that darn
startup sound!

“While Microsoft claims a startup sound you cannot disable is a
‘feature’ in its one day to be released Vista operating system, and
perhaps even has a patent on the idea, we in the free software
community have had to contend with this ‘feature’ for a long time
now…”

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