Re: {advocay] Linspire machine
On Sat, Dec 25, 2004 at 05:31:17PM +0800, Katipo wrote:
> stan wrote:
>
> > I bought a machine with Linspire preloaded on it today. Nice machien,
> > and cheaper than I could build it. A bit short on RAM, and the CD is
> > a reader only (no CD writer or DVD). But great value for the $299.
> >
> > Reading through the manual that comes with it, I find no information
> > as to how to use the preloaded software, but quite a bit of
> > nformation relative to wiping it and installing various flabors of M$
> > OS'es.
> >
> > Here's my concern. It appears that the promary intent of this is not
> > to encourage the new users that might buy this amchine to learn to
> > use Linux, but instead a way to sell them a machine W/O the M% tax,
> > and encourage them to load a pirated copy of a M$ OS on it.
> >
> > This really seems like a bad light to cast the Linux comunity in,
> > IMHO.
> >
> > What are otheres prespective on this?
> >
> I assume you have at least mailed Linspire about this.
> They at least deserve to know how their product is being misused.
> Regards,
>
Good point. I should do this.
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