Re: Linux For Windows

[Matthew John Palmer <nospam [at] uow.edu.au>]

On Wed, 29 Mar 2000, Richard wrote:

> > Will anyone be taking a Windoze machine to the meeting (don't worry, I
> > haven't gone completely mad).
> 
> I was a bit worried about that :-)

I am still a little.  Why anyone would want to use Lin4Win when there are
real distros out there is quite beyond me...

> The situatation with MS Windows and our meetings is that since we have
> our meetings at Blackwell's we would have to get Blackwell's to
> licence the machine for their premises.  This means that no MS Windows

Yer wot?  If the machine is legally licenced to an individual, surely they
are allowed to operate it on any premises they choose - even if it is
commercial premises owned by another Microsoft licence holder?  If not, how
does it work when a technician or someone goes to a customer running Windows
with a laptop running windows - are they breaking the licence agreement
then?

Seems even cruftier than Microsoft's usual dealings...

> machines are allowed in through the door at all.  Only MS Windows
> machine that is allowed is an NT4 server and that's in the basement at

I say we get in there and Debianise it... or SuSEify it, if you must...
<huge grin>

> West Street.  Microsoft know about it.

Good for them.  Pity they don't know a lot else - like what 'stable' is
defined as in common English... <g>


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