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CD Duplicator Refuses Linux Job, Citing MS Contract

Posted by timothy on from the bizarroworld-is-never-far-away dept.

Jonathon writes "Seems a Microsoft imposed restraint of trade agreement and concerns about the SCO suit have prevented a New Zealand company duplicating 500 CDs for our upcoming installfest. The installfest was mentioned on /. just days ago."

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  1. Yeah, but by iamacat · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Have you really been running it for years, without a crash in the middle? Years of uptime is commonplace for UNIX servers, with many software and even hardware updates without a reboot. Maybe you should rethink what stable means.

    1. Re:Yeah, but by zumbojo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      I have never had a damaging crash of any kind actually, even when running some rather buggy and/or demanding applications (Blackbaud and IIS come to mind). The key is to install the patches (just like in Linux), make sure you have f*ckin' rock-solid drivers, and dear jesus use a UPS. Try it - even though it costs money to run (oh, boo hoo $200 bucks...) it works with everything.

    2. Re:Yeah, but by RichiP · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      I have worked for an ISP that serviced individual as well as corporate clients nationwide and we used a combination of Linux servers and Cisco equipment. The servers were rock-solid, with or without patching, I could (and did) administer any of the devices (router or server) via a dialup, any customization we needed we could because we had the source, never had a problem with lock-in, all the software conformed to standards, and nothing could rival the techsupport given by the community. Try it - even though it costs no moent to run (oh, boo hoo $0 bucks...) it works with everything.

  2. XPLite by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    http://www.litepc.com/xplite.shtml

    1. Re:XPLite by MadJo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      isn't this just a leetle beet off topic?

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  3. Why the fuss? by jopet · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Go to their competitor and let them do the job.

  4. Re:Helping the cause by Ktulu_03 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Welcome. Knoppix and Mandrake are two great distro's for beginners. After you've learned a bit, and want to learn more, I'd suggest trying another distro, like debian, redhat, or gentoo. Good luck... -Kevin

  5. Across the board ... by royalblue_tom · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In other news, companies supplying toilet paper, soda, coffee, cleaning products, and office space, to Microsoft in New Zealand may not supply companies using products that may compete with Microsofts' ...

  6. Re:Helping the cause by Doobian+Coedifier · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I play Quake, Unreal Tournament, America's Army, etc. on Linux. Can't think of any better games that I'd want to play on Linux -- nor any that I can't.

    Agreed! I just got GTA3 Vice City yesterday. It installs and runs under Linux no problem, using WineX 3.1!

  7. Strategies for avoiding the problem altogether by Marrow · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    First: Setup network installation servers and perform as many installs as you can via ethernet.

    Second, try to install the machines that HAVE cd burners first, then use those machines to burn cds for the machines that cant be installed via the network.

    Third, call a competitor for the company you are having problems with and give them an opportunity to gain some ground on their rival.

    Welcome the challenge and have fun with it. The more you let these fools drag you down, the more you let them win. They don't deserve to win.