▲ 25 ▼ Microsoft kills official way to activate windows without internet (www.neowin.net) submitted 10 months ago by PapaSkwat@lemmings.world to c/technology@lemmy.today 15 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/44849946 Now when trying to activate the OS by attempting to call the phone number for Microsoft Product Activation, an automated voice response says the following: "Support for product activation has moved online. Linux is this way, guys.
[–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev 0 points 10 months ago (3 children) So? Yes, we had CDs with packages. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] crazycraw@crazypeople.online 1 point 10 months ago (2 children) point was many flavors of Linux did not need internet for functionality 20 years ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev 0 points 10 months ago (1 child) Formally? No, they didn't need the Internet. De facto -- you weren't able to actively use it without the Internet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] crazycraw@crazypeople.online 1 point 10 months ago whaaat? I don't understand your de facto to argument if it pertains to 2005. I incidicated there were some difficulties in the mid 90s but not mid 00's. Just boot up knoppix CDs? they were very popular at that time and perfectly usable without internet. usermodelinux could run Linux within Linux without network stack as a poor man's docker back then. people post about the old QNX bootable floppy that had a browser and desktop environment. TL;DR there were tons of usable mediums of *nix 20 years ago that did not require internet connectivity. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] crazycraw@crazypeople.online 1 point 10 months ago (2 children) point was many flavors of Linux did not need internet for functionality 20 years ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev 0 points 10 months ago (1 child) Formally? No, they didn't need the Internet. De facto -- you weren't able to actively use it without the Internet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] crazycraw@crazypeople.online 1 point 10 months ago whaaat? I don't understand your de facto to argument if it pertains to 2005. I incidicated there were some difficulties in the mid 90s but not mid 00's. Just boot up knoppix CDs? they were very popular at that time and perfectly usable without internet. usermodelinux could run Linux within Linux without network stack as a poor man's docker back then. people post about the old QNX bootable floppy that had a browser and desktop environment. TL;DR there were tons of usable mediums of *nix 20 years ago that did not require internet connectivity. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev 0 points 10 months ago (1 child) Formally? No, they didn't need the Internet. De facto -- you weren't able to actively use it without the Internet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] crazycraw@crazypeople.online 1 point 10 months ago whaaat? I don't understand your de facto to argument if it pertains to 2005. I incidicated there were some difficulties in the mid 90s but not mid 00's. Just boot up knoppix CDs? they were very popular at that time and perfectly usable without internet. usermodelinux could run Linux within Linux without network stack as a poor man's docker back then. people post about the old QNX bootable floppy that had a browser and desktop environment. TL;DR there were tons of usable mediums of *nix 20 years ago that did not require internet connectivity. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] crazycraw@crazypeople.online 1 point 10 months ago whaaat? I don't understand your de facto to argument if it pertains to 2005. I incidicated there were some difficulties in the mid 90s but not mid 00's. Just boot up knoppix CDs? they were very popular at that time and perfectly usable without internet. usermodelinux could run Linux within Linux without network stack as a poor man's docker back then. people post about the old QNX bootable floppy that had a browser and desktop environment. TL;DR there were tons of usable mediums of *nix 20 years ago that did not require internet connectivity. permalink fedilink source parent