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Reality of the Situation
It's time you all look at the reality of the situation.
1. This is about saving server costs while also increasing customer awareness NOT about the lawsuit.
2. Lindows is a VERY stable OS. It is easier to install and setup than Windows and just as easy to use or even easier in many ways. It is NOT a techie type distro but yet is just as capable as ANY distro. It is very at home in desktop use as well as corporate use. I personally setup commercial networks and have integrated into many existing MS based networks flawlessly.
3. This is just a "LIVE" distrobution which runs from cdrom and does not get installed. It is meant to be used for evaluation purposes.
4. P2P is already used for many legitimate purposes.
5. Lindows is NOT hard to install, just the opposite, I have installed it in 4 minutes on new machines and average time on an older machine is about 10 minutes for a complete install including bundled office suite, browsers, chat apps, html editor, and games.
6. In corporate use I have seen Lindows machines run 6 months or more without reboots.
7. I have NEVER had to remove a virus from a Lindows based machine. (wish I could say the same for MS)
8. The Windows name was in use by MANY companies LONG before MS even began development of Windows. MS was turned down on trademark applications 3 times because "Windows" is a generic term in use by many companies before the trademark was finally issued. (wonder how big the check was accompanying the 4th application.
9. US trademark law states that once a term or name os considered generic NO ammount of investment or advertising can change it to a trademark hence the trademark will almost assuredly be tossed out anyway.
10. I install, network, service and sell BOTH MS and Lindows Products on a daily basis and they BOTH have good points and bad. Unless you have actually thoroughly tested both you do not have the facts necessary to draw an intelligent conclusion or opinion.
Download the LindowsCD and try it before you knock it. You may be surprised and then even consider that it will run about 20 times faster from a hard drive after actually being installed not just tried form cdrom.
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Say what you want  nite_w0lf | 01/30/04
Liars!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/30/04
This is the United States, Bit  Bobby Sskcat | 01/30/04
Gee, and I thought P2P worked world wide.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/30/04
Obviously..buy you said courts in OTHER COUNTRIES...  Bobby Sskcat | 01/30/04
Do yourself a favor and READ the ruling.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/30/04
SURELY you understand the concept of P2P  AbsolutelyNot | 01/30/04
Bittie doesn't understand the concept of ANYTHING!!!  Bobby Sskcat | 01/30/04
It does NOT violate the spirit  IT_User | 01/31/04
Why?  voska | 01/30/04
Check out this article  vferrara | 01/30/04
but they "Lindow the Company" wont be distributing  ryusen | 01/30/04
you might be right, but...  Michael Kelly | 01/30/04
Distribution method not important.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/30/04
"RIght"..  Bobby Sskcat | 01/30/04
Oh good grief...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/30/04
Don't understand...  Bobby Sskcat | 01/30/04
Message has been deleted.  IT_User | 01/30/04
Repost: Microsoft brought the suit  IT_User | 01/30/04
not quite  Michael Kelly | 01/30/04
And that is the point.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/30/04
Yes but...  Bobby Sskcat | 01/30/04
But who's distributing it?  Michael Kelly | 01/30/04
does their web site reach those coutnries?  ryusen | 01/30/04
And another thing...  Michael Kelly | 01/30/04
The Dutch don't want to impede it  IT_User | 01/30/04
For Michael  IT_User | 01/30/04
No, they are NOT restricted from distributing  IT_User | 01/31/04
LOL  prrawlins | 01/30/04
Letter of the law  tic swayback | 01/30/04
True, but...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/30/04
Riiiiiight  Bobby Sskcat | 01/30/04
Another insecure basher?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/30/04
The ax reply to mydoom  nite_w0lf | 01/30/04
Good post Wolfman  Bobby Sskcat | 01/30/04
I brought up MS in this thread  tic swayback | 01/30/04
There was NO insecurity nor bashing  Bobby Sskcat | 01/30/04
But you're so fond of analogies, Bit.....  Jose Jimenez | 01/30/04
Not a U.S. court  IT_User | 01/30/04
Huh?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/30/04
Reference  AbsolutelyNot | 01/30/04
Surely, you must be joking  tic swayback | 01/30/04
True, but.... but.. but.. but What?  el1jones | 01/30/04
My guess  Michael Kelly | 01/30/04
i agree  JWatson77 | 01/30/04
that's why i never reall liked lindows  ryusen | 01/30/04
Perfectly Legal  Letophoro | 01/30/04
Sorry, you are wrong.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/30/04
Wrong emphasis  AbsolutelyNot | 01/30/04
Your own words  Letophoro | 01/30/04
You are obviously very upset about something  IT_User | 01/30/04
He is. Bit appears to be...  emartin_z | 02/02/04
oh really  JWatson77 | 01/30/04
two faced are we?  JWatson77 | 01/30/04
lol  prrawlins | 01/30/04
questio  dg mh | 01/30/04
What's up here?  Digger_z | 01/30/04
look at it from both sides  nite_w0lf | 01/30/04
Lindows offers software for free over P2P  Loverock Davidson | 01/30/04
wow  Ployd_Farker | 01/30/04
wow  Loverock Davidson | 01/30/04
Question about your "hacked up clone"  IT_User | 01/31/04
Question about your "hacked up clone"  Loverock Davidson | 01/31/04
Wow!  IT_User | 01/31/04
I have to admit...  Michael Kelly | 01/30/04
And why do you care so much???...  Bobby Sskcat | 01/30/04
And why do you care so much???...  Loverock Davidson | 01/30/04
Hey Loverock  nite_w0lf | 01/31/04
wow!  ryusen | 01/30/04
I already got mine over P2P happy  ctk76 | 01/30/04
This surely provides a legitimate used for P2P nets. (NT)  Update victim | 01/30/04
Lots of legitimate uses  rapson | 01/31/04
You mean Unauthorized copyright material  voska | 02/02/04
NoAx  hipparchus | 01/30/04
A 'Microsoftian' Move? - Circumventing the law while following it to a 'T'.  Plain Logic | 01/30/04
Circumventing nothing  IT_User | 01/31/04
Lindows-Lies  caktus | 01/30/04
Yeah, just imagine  Jose Jimenez | 01/30/04
Why even bother with them?  Suicida| | 01/31/04
No_Ax_to_Grind  beafeater | 01/30/04
Wow, another distro for me to ignore  FilledOut | 01/31/04
Lindows - Lies - Loses  usapride | 02/01/04
made a funny huh?  beafeater | 02/01/04
Reality of the Situation  ITSa341@... | 03/19/04

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