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Re: [PLUG] non profit linux
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M$ might be of help here! M$ will discontinue support for Win9x by next
year. Also, the next version of Office currently will not install or
will not be supported on Win9x. Will XP and the new Office run on those
donated PCs? Can the org afford or want to pay for the new licenses?
That might help with the Linux decision.
Bob Schwier wrote:
The problem is that horrible constant that every one has used MicroSoft's
product and is therefore familiar with it.
The point is to create a method of imposing Linux that gets over that.
It is not that linux has to be able to do what these people need, it is
that it has to be readily demonstratable that it can do what they need and
replicable when they get back to the machines they have to use.
We need to archive linux o.s. that can do most of the useful tasks that
will work with archaic donated machines with harddrives that we would
scoff at.
We should not expect non-profts to use donated money to make machines
work even to upgrade the hard drives of ancient machines.
The code needed for this exists as it was written once upon a time.
It should be accessible.
Sorry to rant but this is one of my hot buttons. This is applicable even
out side of the U.S. Think of the places where even an 8088 could make a
difference.
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