Hi, just for info, i ordered the Ubuntu CDs/DVDs and they arrived yesterday. People interested in making a copy of Ubuntu/Kubuntu or Edubuntu Dapper Drake can drop me a mail.
rgds, reinier On Friday 07 July 2006 15:08, Hari Kurup wrote: > Ok, but why is there a deafening silence from the Ubuntu users? > > Were the CDs Eacoss gave out put to waste? > > And Peter, I am still waiting for that screenshot. > > -- > Hari Kurup > > > On Jul 7, 2006, at 2:07 PM, Patrick Okui wrote: > > > On Friday 07 July 2006 13:15, Hari Kurup wrote: > >> On Jul 7, 2006, at 12:56 PM, Henry M Kirya wrote: > >>>> Financial factor: No. Very pocket unfriendly. > >>> > >>> And now that MACOSX runs on the intel platform > >>> When are we getting that pirated version so we can get the > >>> feel on our good > >>> ole Intel boxes ??? > >> > >> Fat chance of that happening. > >> The Intel Apple is very proprietary. > > > > Illegal - Yes[1]. Impossible - No. People have been able to > > bypass the TPM chip in the Intel Macs since some time last > > year[2] - see http://www.osx86project.org et al. > > > > As for price, Linux/UNIX wins that one hands down - but at $129 > > for OS X, I think windows is more expensive[3] - yes there is > > the Mac hardware catch. > > > > As for the hardware ... now that Apple computers have Intel chips > > in them, they will have to justify the premium on their > > hardware.[4] I believe their current offers are about the same > > price as similarly speced machines from Lenovo (thinkpads) and > > Sony (viaos)[5] though you can probably get a cheaper Dell or > > Acer with roughly the same hardware specs. > > > > In short, if all you want is OS X and have no need for Core Duo > > processors, ATI video cards et al, then it isn't worth it. If > > that's the kind of hardware you'd buy ... then I wouldn't be so > > sure. > > > > > > -- > > patrick > > > > [1] well - i'm not a lawyer so there's probably a way to justify > > that install if you actually own a retail copy of OS X. > > > > [2] speaking of which - the TPM chips in those macs are worrying > > some people because of their "big brother" potential... > > > > [3] well... not that many people I know actually purchased their > > copy of windows... > > > > [4] and no, I'm not trying to start off another (religious) > > discussion of if the move to intel was worth it or not. > > > > [5] except in one major department i can think of... That > > Thinkpad or Viao will probably be able to do higher resolutions > > on the same screen size. > > _______________________________________________ > > LUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > > (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible > > for them in any way. > > --------------------------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
