Re: Copy II Plus would be illegal today

[Stephen Shaw <xstephenx@apple2.org.za>]

On Wed, 19 Dec 2001 20:49:49 -0600, Roy Miller wrote:

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>
> Barry Allen wrote:
>
>> In article <u1u0538beo7k17@corp.supernews.com>, "Scrounge Weasel"
>> <piracy@microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> > > People who accept using Windows under the aforementioned conditions do
>> > > it to themselves. By now they should *know* there are things like Linux,
>> > > and if they choose to use Windows instead, including the disadvantages
>> > > it incorporates, that's their problem.
>> >
>> > That, sir, is some serious flamebait.
>>
>> Yes it is. It's also the *TRUTH*, which is why it makes such serious
flamebait
> .
>>
>> Being FORCED to hold a gun to your head (having to use a PC with Windows
>> as, say part of your job description) is one thing.
>>
>> CHOOSING to hold a gun to your head (by using a PC with Windows of your own
>> knowing full well that it's just plain bad technology period, while
>> shrugging your shoulders and holding a blind eye to all the reasons that
>> make it so........
>>
>> Well........I have no pity for you.
>
> However, you have left out one reason that some do "have" to run Windows.
> Sometimes, Windows is the only platform for some kinds of software. For
> example, I use the Logos system, and even though the company does produce
> products for the Mac, the crown jewels of the company only runs on Windows,
> and no one else produces a package that does what Logos does on any other
> platform.
>
> I'm hoping, though, to wean myself off Windows while still using the Logos
> system - and that's using Wine or other similar products on top of Linux.

Have you tried using WINE (a Windows emulator under Linux)? I have even run 
Outlook under WINE. Try getting an online update to Outlook running under
WINE. The Microsoft site gets very confused :)

>
> Roy
>
>> Personally, I like technology that
>> works; like it's supposed to, when it's supposed to. And none of those last
>> statements can ever be attributed to anything Micro$oft has produced in
>> their entire history save for a few versions of Word and Excel.
>>
>> You wanna flame me, be my guest. But nothing will ever change the quality
>> of Half-assed trash Micro$oft turns out. (Sorry for off-topic rant)
>>
>> Barry Allen

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