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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."

7 of 491 comments (clear)

  1. QUESTION FOR ALL YOU SPICS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    My hub has 8 ports. My cat has 8 tits. I use cat-5 to connect my nodes. Would someone care to explain?

  2. In New Zealand by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    what's better?

    (a) duplicating CDs

    (b) sex with a mare

    (c) sex with an ewe

  3. weird.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    why would anyone use linux?

  4. MOD PARENT UP +5 INSIGHTFUL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...

    just cause i posted it.

  5. ahem... by zumbojo · · Score: -1, Troll

    I've been running NT kernel based Windows versions for years. Say it with me now: sta-ble. And yes, I do use Linux. Just because you are for the open source cause you don't have to pull fallacies out of your ass.

  6. Re:Helping the cause by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    just wait until you buy a shiny new piece of hardware and install it... or a game... i wouldn't delete that windows install just yet

  7. Re:What is FUD? by reason100 · · Score: 0, Troll

    I read the article you ass