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Good point. There were mitigating circumstances.

Looking at it, I think I was missing a 'then' as in 'and then I could'.
Hey, who cares it's only English...

 

Wizard

Not really, as you could make it longer if you would want to by
just adding more nouns.

Similar to the standard phrases used, IIRC.

 

Surely that falls under the condition (mentioned by me elsewhere) of
"being a bloke"?

 

Really? I always thought that was n exclusively female trait. Explains
a lot about you, I guess...

 

heh. cnut.

 

My wife used to 'do' statemented children before the school system and
fucking *awful* children/parents did for her will to serve society.

 

http://www.microsoft.com/office/previous/xp/faq.asp
Fifth question down. Says you can install Office 2002 on a desktop and
laptop (retail version, not OEM).

 

Ah, I've more experience with OEM. Nice to know though.

 

That makes sense, as games become more and more creative: more like works
of fiction.

My original point would still apply (mostly[1]) to normal software: tools
which do something more-or-less useful.

[1] I guess that someone who liked Word might be more inclined to go for
Excel. And with some software there are issues of interoperability: maybe
you don't care all that much for Excel, but you go for it anyway because
it plays nicely with Word.

 

That's a fucking awful generalisation.

 

The tighter you squeeze the faster the sand slips between your fingers. Or
somesuch.

Linux. By default, software will be free in the future, there will be some
stuff which requires loads of money for specialised or customised features
but good enough and free wins for the rest.

Linux
Gnome
GIMP
Dia
Xmms
Open Office
GnuCash
Mozilla
PostgreSQL
Apache
Sendmail
Blender

Etc etc etc.

 

And the "Information Revolution" will take on a new meaning.

 

True, and more than unfair.

I think the main reason she left was a 'them and us attitude' and a
perception of no backup.

 

It doesn't. It cements their position. Making *every* bastard pay for the
pirated copy of Windows and Office on their PC is the quickest way to
change Microsoft's dominance. Ironically MS's new licensing schemes will do
this faster than anything else.

 

And how will the people who write new linux software pay for food, or
their mortgage, if all their work is done for free?

 

That's like saying only motorcycle couriers should ride bikes coz they're
payed for it. How are people going to eat when they ride bikes for fun and
enjoyment? Ohmygod the whole world is going to collapse...

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So how do the guys who write all this free stuff earn money to live on
then?

 

No it's not. It's like saying free taxis wouldn't work, despite them
being a great benefit for (almost) everyone.

 

And who's going to support it for free when it goes tits up and it *has* to
be fixed. Have you ever heard of 'mission critical' software?

 

That's almost as stupid as saying that only selling software makes any
money, and there is nothing in putting together or maintaining a Linux
distro.

I'm never going to talk any sense to you, as you're a self opinionated
Microsoft sheep, and I'm 'one of those people'.

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