BadVista was a campaign by the Free Software Foundation to oppose adoption of Microsoft Windows Vista and promote free software alternatives. A follow-up to the Defective by Design campaign against digital rights management technologies, it aimed to encourage the media to make free software part of their agenda.[1] The campaign lasted from December 2006 to January 2009.
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Bad Vista activists from
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The campaign was initiated on December 15, 2006 with aims to expose what it views as the harms inflicted on computer users by Microsoft Windows Vista and its embedded digital rights management, as well as providing a user-friendly gateway to free software alternatives.[2][3]
BadVista activists teamed up with Defective by Design members on a Vista launch party on January 30, 2007 at the Times Square. Protesters in hazmat suits held their signs explaining the restrictions Vista may impose on computer users.[3][4][5][6] The campaign ended on January 8, 2009, when "victory" was declared after Microsoft released its Windows 7 Beta.[7] This victory claim was based on the tepid adoption of Vista, compared to those sticking with the less-DRM infused Windows XP or moving to the FSF-defined less restrictive Mac OS X or entirely free GNU/Linux or FreeBSD.
[edit] Windows 7 Sins
A new campaign, this time targeted towards Windows 7, has been launched under the name "Windows 7 Sins".[8] The site uses graphics from the free software video game XBill.
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