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Re: Crazy Windjammers and Lumberjacks Guy Returns

  • Subject: Re: Crazy Windjammers and Lumberjacks Guy Returns
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 03:20:33 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: schestowitz.com / MCC / Manchester University
  • References: <dtcq61$2n9i$1@godfrey.mcc.ac.uk> <WSrKf.32704$Jd.15062@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net>
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__/ [Edwin] on Monday 20 February 2006 23:01 \__

> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/3375/106/
>> 
>>   "...The emails came flooding in. A couple were semi-abusive but most
>>   were helpful and encouraging. The problem it seems is that you need
>>   CD-ROM burning software that can handle the ISO images that you download
>>   for your Linux distribution. Oh gee, I wish Ubuntu would have written
>>   that somewhere visible on their site - like where they talk about
>>   downloading images..."
>> 
>> So again, the author blames Linux.
> 
> No, once again he blames the lack of documentation on the Ubantu
> download site.
> 
> He also blamed Microsoft:  "And guess what? Windows Media Player, which
> comes with Windows XP and can be used for burning CD-ROMs doesn't handle
> ISO images. I wonder why? I would like to thank Microsoft for helping me
> waste 8 perfectly good blank CDs."

Yes, I noticed that. *smile* What a cheapskate to whine about 8 blank CD's.
What was he thinking when he burned an operating system using a media player
anyway? Did he truly think Microsoft would offer such a facility?

Roy

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