Perhaps an "incentive" could be established for commercial software manufacturers to not throw in that horrid clause in their EULAs disclaiming all liability.
Hopefully the decision will be intelligent enough to exclude free, take-it-as-it-is software.
Those who downloaded 1.1 RC5 for win32 can save themselves a 63.5 MB download and simply rename OOo_1.1rc5_Win32Intel_install.zip to OOo_1.1.0_Win32Intel_install.zip as they share the same checksum "4e38b597c1e646d07bb83153b73fe5d3".
I am not sure about the other platforms but I wouldn't be surprised if it were the same. Find out by checking out the OpenOffice 1.1 final MD5sums list.
Riding the first post to save bandwidth and unnecessary downloads.
The devil is in the details and considering what we were up against, all is not lost. It looks like we have salvaged the critical points.
Which were the ones we lost?/me is listening to "The Number Of The Beast" (1:19 / 4:53 26%) by Iron Maiden from "The Best Of The Beast" (1996) [MP3 @ 175 kbps / foobar2000 v0.7]
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OEM WinXP and Office XP require activation; the difference is that the OEM resellers are required to do it for you, thus shielding the buyer from this "activation" business and wondering about its implications.
I bet fewer OEM copies would be sold if every prospective buyer were made fully aware of this. One fellow at work nearly bought OEM Office XP but decided not to once I told him of the once-off activation thing. He's been a happy OpenOffice user ever since:-)
You have to be using HP hardware. Fine, at least it demonstrates one avenue how to capitalise on the GPL:-)
Having said that, I expect Big Blue to follow this up with a reversal on their current stance. Having poured in so much money into Linux, it would appear rather hypocritical not to.
Thanks for the best news I've seen here in a while.
...new piece of hardware that needs the now unfindable installation CDROM...
If they're running the OEM version of Windows XP, they may be shit out of luck anyway as a major hardware upgrade [motherboard, hard drive, CPU] effectively makes it a "new" PC in Microsoft's eyes. This requires a new activation code which Microsoft will not give out more than once for OEM versions.
IMHO, this is a self-inflicted time bomb for Microsoft. Wait and see how it pans out.
is that it's free and available on a free platform, as opposed to the alternatives you mentioned. He is skilled in PSP and Photoshop, but feels a bit guilty about "pirating" them.
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Two of my friends have already grabbed a copy of the 2003-07-26 ISO image off me. One wanted the games, the other loves GIMP.
Show Knoppix around to your friends and associates, you never know who will be intrigued enough to try it out. Watch the smile on their faces as you inform them it's free. Thanks a lot, Knopper!
Downloading the 2003-09-22 image over 56K dialup as I speak:-)
Microsoft's marketshare is slowly but surely being eroded with the emergence of this fabulous concept known as Gentoo Linux. Easy to maintain and use, Gentoo Linux wins the hearts of millions of Microsoft devotees.
Now that broadband is becoming a reality even in third-world countries such as Korea, updating your Gentoo install has never been easier or more painless.
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Perhaps an "incentive" could be established for commercial software manufacturers to not throw in that horrid clause in their EULAs disclaiming all liability.
Hopefully the decision will be intelligent enough to exclude free, take-it-as-it-is software.
Those who downloaded 1.1 RC5 for win32 can save themselves a 63.5 MB download and simply rename OOo_1.1rc5_Win32Intel_install.zip to OOo_1.1.0_Win32Intel_install.zip as they share the same checksum "4e38b597c1e646d07bb83153b73fe5d3".
I am not sure about the other platforms but I wouldn't be surprised if it were the same. Find out by checking out the OpenOffice 1.1 final MD5sums list.
Riding the first post to save bandwidth and unnecessary downloads.
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You, o strange one, are my hero.
When are you going to sign up for an account so we can have all your posts in one place?
The devil is in the details and considering what we were up against, all is not lost. It looks like we have salvaged the critical points.
/me is listening to "The Number Of The Beast" (1:19 / 4:53 26%) by Iron Maiden from "The Best Of The Beast" (1996) [MP3 @ 175 kbps / foobar2000 v0.7]
Which were the ones we lost?
Mods: please reserve your points for the reply, do not squander it on my post. Thanks.
OEM WinXP and Office XP require activation; the difference is that the OEM resellers are required to do it for you, thus shielding the buyer from this "activation" business and wondering about its implications.
:-)
I bet fewer OEM copies would be sold if every prospective buyer were made fully aware of this. One fellow at work nearly bought OEM Office XP but decided not to once I told him of the once-off activation thing. He's been a happy OpenOffice user ever since
You have to be using HP hardware. Fine, at least it demonstrates one avenue how to capitalise on the GPL :-)
Having said that, I expect Big Blue to follow this up with a reversal on their current stance. Having poured in so much money into Linux, it would appear rather hypocritical not to.
Thanks for the best news I've seen here in a while.
As long as it doesn't complain when I let one rip. Ah, well.
Perhaps I could modify one to yell out "Phheewww! That stinks!" for the mother-in-law when she cuts an SBD and looks at me like I did it.
IMHO, this is a self-inflicted time bomb for Microsoft. Wait and see how it pans out.
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That explains how I knocked up your mother then.
is that it's free and available on a free platform, as opposed to the alternatives you mentioned. He is skilled in PSP and Photoshop, but feels a bit guilty about "pirating" them.
I've had too many Johnnie Walkers already :-D
Two of my friends have already grabbed a copy of the 2003-07-26 ISO image off me. One wanted the games, the other loves GIMP.
:-)
Show Knoppix around to your friends and associates, you never know who will be intrigued enough to try it out. Watch the smile on their faces as you inform them it's free. Thanks a lot, Knopper!
Downloading the 2003-09-22 image over 56K dialup as I speak
While Hydrogen Audio did provide the resources to host this test, the real work was done by Roberto Amorim, who organised this monster.
Credit where credit is due.
Microsoft's marketshare is slowly but surely being eroded with the emergence of this fabulous concept known as Gentoo Linux. Easy to maintain and use, Gentoo Linux wins the hearts of millions of Microsoft devotees.
Now that broadband is becoming a reality even in third-world countries such as Korea, updating your Gentoo install has never been easier or more painless.
Switch to Gentoo today and see the light!
Demolished? Where am I now gonna get my SSH and GPG from? :-(
I believe I know where it's coming from. And who's behind it, but we'll leave that for now.
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It's all about presentation!
But the truth is most women find bigger is better.
Yes I would know.
Like I believe him.
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