There has been no mention of crossover anything in the change log or in the cooker contrib tree or in the unsupported/MandrakeClub tree.
Ben Reser wrote:
On Thu, Nov 28, 2002 at 11:01:17AM +0100, David BAUDENS wrote:For you, maybe. But for Microsoft, it is enough to start an action in justice. So, I am sorry but I refuse to see Mandrake close for a such stupid thing.
David,
I suggest you start packing your things...
Codeweavers plugin provides the ability to download and install these
fonts too...
And you ship the demo version of it on the Boxed copies of the
International + Documentation CD (9.0) and Commercial Applications CD 1
(8.2, :
[breser@occipital RPMS]$ rpm -qpi
crossover-plugin-demo-1.1.2-1mdk.i586.rpm Name : crossover-plugin-demo Relocations: (not
relocateable)
Version : 1.1.2 Vendor: MandrakeSoft
Release : 1mdk Build Date: Tue 13 Aug 2002
07:41:01 AM PDT
Install date: (not installed) Build Host:
no.mandrakesoft.com
Group : Applications/Emulators Source RPM:
crossover-plugin-demo-1.1.2-1mdk.src.rpm
Size : 17366347 License: Commercial
Packager : Arnaud de Lorbeau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
URL : http://www.codeweavers.com
Summary : Makes Windows plugins and document viewers compatible with
Linux web browsers
Description :
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You provide it on Club:
http://www.mandrakeclub.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownloaddetails&lid=94&ttitle=Crossover_Plugin
You sell it from MandrakeStore:
http://www.mandrakestore.com/mdkinc/index.php?PAGE=tab_2/menu_0.php&id_art=192&LANG_=en#GOTO_192
You've even offered a discount to club members to buy it...
Expect the Microsoft storm troppers to attack any day now.
-- Ron. [Melbourne, Australia] troels... now updated to use ftp.sunet.se server. See: http://members.optusnet.com.au/ronst/
