Re: [SLUG] Avoiding the Microsoft Tax [was Latest Microsoft Stupidity]

2002-04-23 Thread Jon Biddell
Does anyone have any worthwhile information (not just bitching please) that I can use to address this issue, (threats that I can make to the hardware vendor that will have them grovelling on the floor and promising to change their evil ways most welcome). Only offer to buy 100 machines IF

[SLUG] Avoiding the Microsoft Tax [was Latest Microsoft Stupidity]

2002-04-22 Thread Peter Rundle
Whilst I agree with the sentiments of those that subscribe to this list to escape M$ stupidity and carping on about it, I would however be interested in any information that can help avoid paying the Microsoft Tax whenever I buy a computer. I have now installed a number of Internet gateways

Re: [SLUG] Avoiding the Microsoft Tax [was Latest Microsoft Stupidity]

2002-04-22 Thread Terry Collins
Peter Rundle wrote: Whilst I agree with the sentiments of those that subscribe to this list to escape M$ stupidity and carping on about it, I would however be interested in any information that can help avoid paying the Microsoft Tax whenever I buy a computer. I guess you must be buying

Re: [SLUG] Avoiding the Microsoft Tax [was Latest Microsoft Stupidity]

2002-04-22 Thread Peter Rundle
yadda yadda yadda SNIP Can we PLEASE take this to slug-chat I agree that just bashing M$ licensing issues on this list is off topic, but I didn't do that did I? I asked how to buy hardware with Linux as the OS instead of M$, why is that considered off topic? I thought that this was a

Re[2]: [SLUG] Avoiding the Microsoft Tax [was Latest Microsoft Stupidity]

2002-04-22 Thread evilbunny
Hello Peter, Supermicro, Intel and Compaq rack mountable hardware to name a few, all offer on and off site warranties, and don't generally come with an OS... -- Best regards, evilbunnymailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tuesday, April 23, 2002, 10:53:19 AM, you wrote: