[Wylug-discuss] theres more than one

Sat Mar 17 22:28:01 GMT 2007

On Saturday 17 March 2007 17:01, Tom Hall wrote:
> this clown
> http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12355-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=31199&messag
>eID=579066&start=1 seems to think windows is needed to run linux as well.
>

When I first read this I thought it was very funny, well worthy of a 1/4/07 
article.

I now think it is brilliant - spot on. After all, it is obviously just an 
urban myth that some spotty oik wrote a complete OS while still a student in 
Finland.

All power to SCO in their David and Goliath battle to prove that they really 
do own all your code.

What do you mean they've already lost ???

> """
>
> 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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> >    1. Why Linux won't displace Windows [link] (James Holden)
> >    2. Re: Why Linux won't displace Windows [link] (Dave Whiteley)
> >    3. Re: Why Linux won't displace Windows [link] (Mike Goodman)
> >    4. RE: Why Linux won't displace Windows [link] (Roy Mac)
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> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > 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
> >
> >
> > James
> >
> >
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> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > 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
> > Phone +44 (0)113 343 2059
> > Faculty of Engineering
> > The University of Leeds. Leeds, LS2 9JT,  UK
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------- 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------- 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&p
> >r=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
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: wylug-discuss-bounces at wylug.org.uk
> > [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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