Microsoft's ME/98 patch dilemma: a golden opportunity for FOSS
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| A few days ago I posted about Microsoft's efforts to curb
| unauthorized distribution of its products by misrepresenting a piece of
| malware as a "critical security update". However, Microsoft's also
| arousing ire by refusing to offer a patch to fix a critical security
| flaw in Windows ME and 98. In short, unless you want to risk exposing
| your computer to criminals, you need to either (a) pony up $100+ for XP or
| (b) switch to GNU.
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| I would like to see a special distro, perhaps a version of Ubuntu,
| specifically designed to help ME/98 users make the switch. Let's strike
| while the iron is hot!
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/node/1611
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