RE: RE: [SLUG] Microsoft Screws Charities

["Booth, Christopher (Aus) - ATP" <Christopher.Booth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

QNX demo floppy is great, just need a Word Processor, which probably comes
with the full version and voila.
Apparently it is a cousin of Linux and linux apps are very easily ported.

Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: mehmeto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Sent: Wednesday, 25 July 2001 2:30
To: christopher.booth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; jon@xxxxxxxxx; slug@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: RE: [SLUG] Microsoft Screws Charities


An alternative would be QNX RTOS, which is free for non comercial use. It
has lean requirements (just take a look at the 1.44 demo floppy with tcp/ip
stack and browser builtin), and comes with very nice window manager and
plently of ported apps.

check out qnd.qnx.com

Original Message:
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From: Booth, Christopher (Aus) - ATP Christopher.Booth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 13:20:15 +1000
To: jon@xxxxxxxxx, slug@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [SLUG] Microsoft Screws Charities


Give web/email based support and training, unless people are willing to go
onsite and assist/train people in East Timor.
As much as I love linux, I know that older and/or non-compliant hardware
variations can cause headaches for tech savvy people.

It would be good though.  Does anyone have copies of GEOS or Geo windoew or
whatever it was called to give away to them or maybe GEM

Chris


-----Original Message-----
From: jon@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:jon@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, 25 July 2001 1:00
To: slug@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [SLUG] Microsoft Screws Charities


I actually saw the news report on this in Brisbane over 
the weekend, but there's an interesting article at;

http://www.it.mycareer.com.au/news/2001/07/24/FFXJF9FPFP
C.html

Basically, PC's For Kids has had 1200 PCs donated (OK, 
old clunkers) that volunteers are rebuilding for 
needy / underprivaleged kids (and I believe many were 
earmarked for East Timor), and were loading Windows 
3.11 on them. Microscum found out and threatened to sue.

Even when the reporter explained the situation to their 
Corporate Affairs Leech (Lawyer), all she'd say 
was "they are illegally copying software" - doesn't 
matter that the software isn't made or SUPPORTED any 
more....

Well done, Microsoft - again, you have shown what a 
bunch of heartless, mercinary jerks you really are - as 
if Windows 3.11 is going to hurt you - who knows, some 
of these people might have actually upgraded and PAID 
for it....

So, according to the above story, Anthony Rumble has 
offered to donate Linux and StarOffice to the 
organization to help get them going, and train 
volunteer installers.

Well done Anthony - this is something that can only 
HELP The Cause (and hurt Microscum !!) - what can we 
Sydney-based SlUGgers do to help ?

Jon

P.S. Even SWMBO now hates Bill Gates  !!!!..:-)

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