“(BOINC needs a certain kind of special “signature” from Microsoft before it can configure itself to start up when the system does).” And the going price for the “signature” from Microsoft is?
It used to be “All roads lead to Rome”. Now it’s “All revenue leads to Microsoft”. The design on a twenty dollar bill is only created once and printed many times. Microsoft has built an empire on that concept. That’s why they’re trying to kill the idea of giving it away for free.