Hi, On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 10:04 PM, Teddy T. <[email protected]> wrote: > > We'd just like an "official" confirmation if FreeDOS can really cause this > kind of problem, and if not then we'll use it against Asus in a trial, and > prevent Asus from sueing FreeDOS.
I'm no lawyer, and I'll admit to not fully understanding the problem here, but it's somewhat unlikely (as always) that Asus is at fault here, and even more unlikely that you can prove it. Unless they (directly and intentionally) gave you false information or non-working hardware/software, then you probably don't have a case. If these machines weren't custom-ordered, and you didn't have an explicit contract mentioning that you needed this specific functionality working, then someone will probably say: "Caveat emptor." (They will probably say you should've researched your needs better.) Unless you were told that missing or buggy functionality worked without any problems or that it would fulfill your needs, you're probably just going to be ignored or given a (partial rebate) coupon or some other trifle. How much damage are we talking about here? How many machines are affected that you (and yours) personally purchased? How badly do you need this working (e.g. for earning your livelihood)? I'm somewhat naive, so I'm surprised that literally anybody (commercially) uses FreeDOS for anything. Not that it can't do stuff, of course, but most people (exclusively) use Windows or (not rarely but much less often) Linux. If your machines were meant to run these modern OSes exclusively (and, more importantly, still fully work under those OSes), it's probably more than enough to fulfill the purchase. Seriously, unless you custom-ordered these or were given explicit instructions otherwise, I don't think you have much of a case. You may have to just chalk it up to experience and move on. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
