actually, you can do the download ok with wine (at least it worked ok for me)... So no, you don't have to actually go physically, I was just suggesting that you take advantage of the free install.
James On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 12:23 PM, David Hilton <[email protected]>wrote: > On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 12:11 PM, James Carroll <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Actually, if I were you, I would take advantage of this offer, but > install > > in a virtual machine. I have found it handy to have a virtual copy of > > windows around for those rare occasions when there is some program I need > > that doesn't run well in wine. Not worth paying for, but certainly worth > > installing in a VM when the copy of windows is free... :) > > > > James > > I'm betting they'll help you grab a CD key from the MSDNAA site > (http://msdn07.e-academy.com/elms/Storefront/Home.aspx?campus=byu_cs - > anyone enrolled in a CS course has access) and let you use their media > for the install. > > As such, if you /just/ want that, there isn't a compelling reason to > go to the event - though downloading the media from the MSDNAA site > /does/ require a windows box. > > As to crashing the party with some sweet linux demos, that could be > fun - though I'd probably put Windows in a VM while I was at it. > > David > -------------------- > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > > The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their > author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info (unsubscribe here): http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list > -- "And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun..." (Mark 16:2) Web: http://james.jlcarroll.net
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