[Wylug-discuss] theres more than one

[Tom Hall]

this clown http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12355-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=31199&messageID=579066&start=1
seems to think windows is needed to run linux as well.

"""

But you are missing a vital point, a point which takes some experience
and depth of knowledge in the field of computers. You see, when a
computer boots up, it needs to load various drivers and then load
various services. This happens long before the operating system and
other applications are available.

<more bullshit>

And so, by choosing your linux as an alternative to windows on the
desktop, you still need a windows licence to run this operating system
through the windows drivers to talk to the hardware. Linux is only a
code, it cannot perform the low level function.

"""

Where has this come from?, ive never heard this crap before.
Tom


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> From: James Holden <wylug at jamesholden.net>
> To: wylug-discuss at wylug.org.uk
> Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:13:00 +0000
> Subject: [Wylug-discuss] Why Linux won't displace Windows [link]
> All,
>
> No, I've not gone nuts. This forum post rather amused me:
>
> http://qurl.co.uk/r9p9
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>
> James
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> From: Dave Whiteley <d.l.whiteley at ee.leeds.ac.uk>
> To: wylug-discuss at wylug.org.uk
> Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:37:16 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Wylug-discuss] Why Linux won't displace Windows [link]
> On Friday 16 March 2007 16:13, James Holden wrote:
> > All,
> >
> > No, I've not gone nuts. This forum post rather amused me:
> >
> > http://qurl.co.uk/r9p9
> >
> >
> > James
>
> Hilarious, but SO SAD.
>
> Dave
> --
>
> Dave Whiteley
> d.l.whiteley at ee.leeds.ac.uk
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Mike Goodman <mike.goodman at zen.co.uk>
> To: d.l.whiteley at ee.leeds.ac.uk
> Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:38:55 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Wylug-discuss] Why Linux won't displace Windows [link]
> On Fri, 2007-03-16 at 16:37 +0000, Dave Whiteley wrote:
> > On Friday 16 March 2007 16:13, James Holden wrote:
> > > All,
> > >
> > > No, I've not gone nuts. This forum post rather amused me:
> > >
> > > http://qurl.co.uk/r9p9
> > >
> > >
> > > James
> >
> > Hilarious, but SO SAD.
> >
> > Dave
>
> Hey, c'mon, guys. He's just 'avin a larf, innit?
>
> Mike
>
>
>
>
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Roy Mac" <roymac.2 at ntlworld.com>
> To: <mike.goodman at zen.co.uk>, <d.l.whiteley at ee.leeds.ac.uk>
> Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 09:11:13 -0000
> Subject: RE: [Wylug-discuss] Why Linux won't displace Windows [link]
> One of the threads below this story reveled a link to a 58 minute video -
> the history of Linux.
> Unfortunately, it had to be run in IE as it would not run in FireFox.
>
> This is a documentary on Linux.
> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3498228245415745977&q=The+code&pr=g
> oog-sl
>
> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3498228245415745977&q=The+code
>
> I found a lot of history there that I did not previously know.
>
> roymac
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:wylug-discuss-bounces at wylug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Mike Goodman
> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 5:39 PM
> To: d.l.whiteley at ee.leeds.ac.uk
> Cc: wylug-discuss at wylug.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [Wylug-discuss] Why Linux won't displace Windows [link]
>
> On Fri, 2007-03-16 at 16:37 +0000, Dave Whiteley wrote:
> > On Friday 16 March 2007 16:13, James Holden wrote:
> > > All,
> > >
> > > No, I've not gone nuts. This forum post rather amused me:
> > >
> > > http://qurl.co.uk/r9p9
> > >
> > >
> > > James
> >
> > Hilarious, but SO SAD.
> >
> > Dave
>
> Hey, c'mon, guys. He's just 'avin a larf, innit?
>
> Mike
>
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