Carl Cerecke and Christopher Sawtell wrote: ... they are trading retail ... They donated some stuff ...
Ken McAllister comments: I am prejudiced in Molten Media's favour because they gave some equipment to Larry Ross for Nuclear Free NZ; I am possibly prejudiced against them because in a couple of visits I couldn't get a feeling for exactly whom they intended to benefit. If Molten Media is a charity, does anyone know who the trustees are? If Molten Media is not a charity, can anyone tell me its legal set-up? I don't wish them harm; I'm just curious.
Oh, I remember. This was ages ago and I am sure that things have changed. "Can I buy one without paying for Windows?" I remember asking. "Can I put Linux on one of these machines?" The sensible answers (I know now!) were: yes, of course, and, no, most of these mavchines are too old to run both Linux and a modern office suite like StarOffice; the customer is better off with Windows and Word.
What they actually answered was, as I recollect, "Of course not - we have to stay legitimate - we must sell Windows or else you would copy your existing Windows and we would be in trouble."
