Re: [OS:N:] (no subject)

On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 10:23, Charles McColm wrote:
> On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 04:23, Les Bell wrote:
> > As an example, it really frosted me to go out and buy a copy of Windows XP
> > Pro last weekend. But I'd helped my daughter build a new computer for
> > herself and her big brother (see
> > http://www.lesbell.com.au/FamilyWeb.nsf/504ca249c786e20f85256284006da7ab/d5ee5048c8d38c40ca256d4600327e00?OpenDocument)
> >  and although Tux Racer was great fun, there were games she really wanted
> > to run under Windows and besides, I need to do some experimenting with XP
> > and Samba.
> 
> You mean Wine and the codeweavers stuff to play games right?  Samba is
> just for sharing files and resources AFAIK.  I'm not sure how well
> VMWare does for games but everyone I talk to swears by the Codeweavers
> stuff.  Personally, I don't play many games, but I did buy a few Loki
> games while the company was still in business. (Rail Road Tycoon, Myth
> II, Eric's Ultimate Solitaire, Heroes III, Soldier of Fortune)
> 
> 
> > copy, etc. It's not that it's illegal - it's that I will not steal from
> > Bill Gates, because if I did, I would lower myself to his level, or worse.
> > Microsoft has the right to sell its product. End of story. I have the right
> 
> What's particularly interesting about the program at the University
> where students "sign their life away" for a copy of an XP license is
> that Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer are directly involved in it.  A few
> days ago I checked my university email account and there were legitimate
> (I went through the headers line by line) email messages from both Bill
> Gates and Steve Ballmer about the direction Microsoft was taking.  My
> jaw dropped!  I've always been anti-MS based in part on their extremely
> poor lack of support for the small guy.  To get an email (even a blanket
> one) from both Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer was a shock!

Welcome to reality.

Johnnie

> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Chas
> 
> 
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