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   Marti van Lin to Don   
   Re: Only Pirates Use Windows   
   21 Dec 10 05:55:55   
   
   XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: ml2mst@dontevenbother.invalid   
      
   On 20-12-10 00:58, Don wrote:   
   > On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:30:04 +1300, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   >   
   >> Windows users happily click on those “I have read and understood, and   
   >> agree to the terms&  conditions” boxes on software EULA screens, even   
   >> though they never read and understand those terms, and have no intention   
   >> of agreeing to them.   
   >>   
   >> And in fact it seems impossible to get through a regular working day   
   >> with proprietary software without violating the licences in some way.   
   >>   
   >> In short, Windows users are software pirates.   
   >   
   >   
   > Gordon Parker, Homer, Liarmutt, JeffM, Marti van Lin, and George Hostler   
   > all use Microsoft Windows.   
      
   Oh what a shame! I also use PC-BSD, Minix3, FreeDOS, MSX-DOS, Uzix (Z80   
   Single User Unix alike), AmigaOS 1.3/3.1 (emulated) TOS/GEM (emulated   
   AtariST).   
      
   The only use I have for WinXP Pro SP3 NL is Skype. Win7 Ultimate has   
   been replaced by Ubuntu 10.10 on my lappy.   
      
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   |_|_|0| Registered GNU/Linux user 513040   
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