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[ILUG] Buying PC's with Linux Pre-Installed

[ILUG] Buying PC's with Linux Pre-Installed

John P . Looney john at antefacto.com
Wed Nov 29 09:40:03 GMT 2000


On Wed, Nov 29, 2000 at 09:36:27AM +0000, Hugh Mc Gauran mentioned:
> sounds a bit screwy to me...i doubt the factory install would be to ppls
> taste. If it was me I would ask for a bare machine and install it myself

 And make sure they knock the cost of windows off that. There is always
the great EULA that you can use to get back money :)

 That said, i'd not begrude microsoft the cost of windows. You have to
play non-Linux games the odd time.

Kate

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 When I say 'free', I mean 'free': free from bond, of chain or command: 
to go where you will, even to Mordor, Saruman, if you desire. " 
    -- Gandalf, paraphrasing the choice between Free and Non-free software




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