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[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 months ago (3 children)

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] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 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] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

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] 4 points 5 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 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Aux 3 points 5 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 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.