[TriLUG] Lenovo and LINUX

[Steve Litt via TriLUG]

That's what I needed to know. I'll aVOID VOIDing on my VOID OS computer
unless it's unaVOIDable.

SteveT

On Sat, 6 Jun 2020 00:51:10 -0400
Wes Garrison <wes at xitechusa.com> wrote:

> Of course it does.
> 
> The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson%E2%80%93Moss_Warranty_Act>
> does not allow companies to "void" your warranty unless they can show
> that your actions caused the problem.
> 
> The "void" stickers are to scare you; they aren't a legal contract
> like an EULA.
> 
> Installing Void on your laptop won't void your warranty, but if you
> void on your laptop it may.
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 12:36 AM Steve Litt via TriLUG
> <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 5 Jun 2020 18:53:24 -0400
> > Steve Holton via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> >  
> > > >
> > > > 1) you can order these workstations and P-series Thinkpads with
> > > > Ubuntu LTS or RHEL *preinstalled*.  This opens Linux up to a
> > > > much larger customer base.  
> > >
> > >
> > > Subtle point here: This means you don't have to dedicate a
> > > partition to the Windows install in order to keep your warranty
> > > in tact.  
> >
> > Which brings up a finer-point question. I use Void Linux. Does the
> > hardware part of my warranty hold if I wipe out the preinstalled
> > Ubuntu or RHEL and use Void?
> >
> > SteveT
> >
> > Steve Litt
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