Ben, On Thu, 2007-03-08 at 22:08 -0500, Ben Scott wrote: > On 3/8/07, Jason Stephenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I manually updated my servers at work by writing a textual zoneinfo file ... > > It gets better.
> Next, Exchange 2000 is in the "Extended support phase" -- which > apparently should be read as "Extortion support phase". So, to make > Exchange work right, you need to pay $4000 to get the fix. For a > timezone table. That shouldn't even have been needed in the first > place (because the OS provides timezone tables). > Is that a per-system $4,000., or a site-wide $4,000.? And if I somehow get that patch from a friend of mine, does that mean that Microsoft's anti-piracy systems will eventually kick in and shut down my system? And will those anti-piracy systems activate in Standard Time or Daylight Savings Time? I wonder if FORD will pay that $4,000.? Or CitiBank? Or Bill's friends at Disney that depend on Microsoft's DRM? Nahhhhhh, they will just "get" the patch somehow. For large companies like that it will cost them $6K just to cut the paperwork to pay the $4K. The Justice Department? I bet that will be a tough call for someone at Microsoft.....but I bet they will get the patches they need without paying the $4K. Maybe if you look close enough it was Scooter Libby that suggested the Daylight Savings Time change. But Mr. or Mrs. SMB? Gotcha! What a "mid-life kicker" for the Exchange product line. > I don't think I've ever seen a better real-world case for FOSS. > Just one of many. Think how Fidel Castro feels right now....even if he wanted to pay the $4k, he couldn't. I am going to sleep well Saturday night. md _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
