Verily I say unto thee, that ed spake thusly:
> On Sun, 15 Apr 2007 15:30:23 +0100
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> | We have gathered these pictures for you, showing various versions of
>> | illegal copies; some also come with Office, Linux, MacOS and
>> | ^^^^^
>> | Windows 98/Me/2000/XP on the same disc.
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>> http://www.gearfuse.com/genuine-windows-vista-sold-only-244-copies-in-whole-of-china/
<speechless>
> The thing that annoys me about this is that the distributors are
> CHARGING for linux! Even though it's free, there are rules about it's
> distribution!
Well on the one hand these guys are pirates, so if they're unconcerned
about breaching Microsoft's copyrights, I can't see them being too
worried about Linux distribution rights either. OTOH it is perfectly
acceptable to sell Linux, either with permission, or on a costs-only basis.
http://www.linuxemporium.co.uk/
Then there's 1st tier solutions providers (i.e. the commercial Linux
vendors) of course.
I'm all for people making money with Linux (I did it for years), but it
goes without saying that I do not support copyright violation. Software
patents and bullshit like DRM ... well that's another thing.
--
K.
http://slated.org
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| I found [Vista] to be a dangerously unstable operating system,
| which has caused me to lose data ... unfortunately this product
| is unfit for any user. - [H]ardOCP, <http://tinyurl.com/3bpfs2>
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