On Thu, 2002-05-02 at 05:57, Robin Turner wrote: > Here in Turkey you normally get a computer installed with a pirate copy of > Windows! > > Sir Robin
Here in the US, there's a version of XP running around that has all M& internet contact ability ripped out of the core. It installs without contacting M$, and does not do the customary updating after the XP installation is complete. In fact, this version supposedly never contacts M$ EVER. I've had it offered to me by some "insiders"; but since I have converted completely to Linux (Mandrake) I declined. Anything that smacks of M$ these days is completely repulsive. Which I have a little different perspective on that these days than most, since I and some of my friends been involved in the computer industry from the Dos-only days. Unfortunately I've grokked the M$ entity very thoroughly; therefore my disgust is complete and total. As a matter of fact, a friend was happily talking to me last night about the latest virus software, and some of the latest wiz-bang winblows hole-fixer software, and some of the problems they had circumvented surrounding Outlook. I hate to admit it, but I found my eyes glazing over as I was totally disinterested. From a Mandrake standpoint, it's like peering through a looking glass into another world, where the computer users there are enslaved and suffering, and yet don't see the yokes on their backs. It's gotten to be very surreal. LX -- 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같� Kernel 2.4.8-26mdk Mandrake Linux 8.1 Enlightenment 0.16.5 Evolution 1.02 Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같�
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