<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Please, Stop.<div><br></div><div>It's not unreasonable for Microsoft to be paid to use its operating system, they do not owe 'free' licenses to people that build their own systems from components.<div><br></div><div>(Win10 Pro OEM COA licenses are as little as $30 from various websites if you need to buy a license.)<br><div><br></div><div>I don't understand a why, in this context, a user running Linux on a self-built system would need to run Win10 - CHIRP-NEXT already supports Linux (and Max and Win10)...</div><div><br></div><div>This thread is focused on loss of Win7 support going forward in CHIRP, which implies the list member/CHIRP user in question is currently running Win7, and any Retail/OEM Win7 license can upgrade to Win10 for free. Win10 systems with decent specifications and a license for Win7, 8.1, or 10 sell for reasonable prices, if someone decides to upgrade their hardware.</div><div><br></div><div>While there are some Linux apps for Amateur Radio, there are many more that run on Windows, switching OSes is a non-trivial decision for so-called appliance users who may only have one system and feel uncomfortable running a virtual machine.<br><br><div dir="ltr">Ken, N2VIP</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jan 3, 2023, at 16:33, Stuart Longland VK4MSL via chirp_users <chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote:<br></blockquote><br></div><div dir="ltr"><snip></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">By contrast, people legally CANNOT USE Windows on a Linux-based desktop </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">without purchasing a license from Microsoft -- and for a VM they expect<span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">you to pay top-dollar retail for it. And no, it is not a given that </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">the computer came with Windows <span dir="ltr">10/11</span> -- especially if you build the </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">machine from components.</span></blockquote></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></blockquote></div></div></div></body></html>