__/ [ The Ghost In The Machine ] on Tuesday 15 August 2006 04:00 \__
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote
> on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 02:25:24 +0100
> <1455682.qniiEmCUOz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> __/ [ The Ghost In The Machine ] on Monday 14 August 2006 22:00 \__
>>
>>> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Mark Kent
>>> <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote
>>> on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 10:51:03 +0100
>>> <7lt5r3-e4m.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>> begin oe_protect.scr
>>>> news.cogeco.ca <BushIsATraitor@xxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> <snip>
>>>>>
>>>>> Linux morons, living in the land of self delusion.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I'm always left somewhat bemused as to why the Microsoft astroturfers
>>>> here are so dead against 3rd world children being educated. Will they
>>>> not be able to exploit them any more? What's their problem?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Well, obviously they need to be *properly* educated, with Microsoft
>>> Windows XP Crippleware Edition and $150 or so in the bank account per
>>> unit. :-)
>>
>> To be pedantic/skeptic, I thought that only Vista would have a
>> 'crippleware' edition that limits the user to just 3 simultaneous
>> tasks/processes/programs (I suspect the definition would make it
>> "programs"), at most. Then, there's pay-as-you-go computing.
>>
> I frankly have no idea. I use Linux, which is definitely not crippled.
> :-)
Children in developing countries will have no idea either. They will use
Fedora Linux, which is definitely not crippled. *smile*
Best wishes,
Roy
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