Re: French Gov handing out Linux in schools Imhotep wrote:
> Management wrote:
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>>Imhotep wrote:
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>>>Management wrote:
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>>>The point is that linux is moving forward...That is the point.
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>>>Imhotep
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>>I've no argument with that - just his inept prejudices!
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>>I had good experiences with Suse 8.2 and I expect it's come on since
>>then, hope to have a spare box shortly so I intend to load that with
>>the latest version of Suse. I like XP but when it creases to be
>>supported I won't be forking out for tarted up version of the same!
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>>Charlie.
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> What pisses me off even more than forcing people to "upgrade or attrition"
> that Microsoft suckers people into, is the "Trusted Computing" scam that
> they are gearing up to force down peoples mouths. The idea that any
> company, even Red Hat, has ultimate control over my PC is the most angering
> of thoughts...I have a feeling that they are going to severely shoot
> themselves in the foot (hopefully head)
Agree! Trusted computing? According to Emporer Bill, or who? Holywood?
Fritz Hollings?
_I_ run my machines - not Bill, not Linus, not anybody. When the time
comes that all the kit is going to be chipped to 'phone home', I'll buy
several items of the last available pre-phone-home kit, and just go on
the 'darkside'.
Steve |