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Re: Should Motherboard makers bundle Linux CD with every shipment?

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From: SteveH
Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:37
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VanguardLH wrote:
> "7" in <news:6gSak.19722$E41.4349@text.news.virginmedia.com> wrote:
>
>> Micoshaft Asstroturfer Gazwad wrote on behalf of Micoshaft
>> Corporation:
>>
>>> On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:29:29 GMT 7
>>> website_has_email@www.enemygadgets.com the Worm-Infested Arse
>>> Priorities Testing Inspectorate member wrote in
>>> news:dOPak.19614$E41.10901@text.news.virginmedia.com...
>>>
>>>> Should Motherboard makers bundle Linux CD with every shipment?
>>>>
>>> <snip unread>
>>>
>>> No.
>>>
>>> Clearly a very large percentage of those buying motherboards are
>>> either system builders or enthusiasts, neither of which would have
>>> any interest in a linux CD.
>>
>> Clearly you were never a system builder or enthusiast, just
>> a paid shill for micoshaft doing the asstroturfing rounds.
>>
>> I was both an enthusiast and system builder and the highest
>> priority is getting the systems to boot up with something
>> before installing anything.

Like the BIOS you mean?

>>
>> In the bad old days anything was something.
>> But now you got DSL LiveCD, Knoppix LiveCD, SystemRescue
>> LiveCD, GParted and many others that are just superb
>> at booting a PC. Many motherboards also boot Linux off USB sticks
>> if the features were available in the BIOS.
>>
>>> If they did have any interest then they would have
>>> downloaded the version of Linux they wanted to run.
>>
>> Strawman argument applied by one huge asstroturfer WINDUMMY without
>> knowledge of the real world.
>>

And while you insist in speaking in the language of a five year old, do you 
think anyone will take you seriously?
-- 
SteveH 
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