[TriLUG] Lenovo and LINUX

[Mauricio Tavares via TriLUG]

On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 2:38 AM Steve Litt via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
>
> That's what I needed to know. I'll aVOID VOIDing on my VOID OS computer
> unless it's unaVOIDable.
>
      Th e void linux crowd could make some side money selling "thei
computer has been VOIDed" stickers...

> 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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