You guys can afford beer? omg omg.... I'm still sippin on mad dog 20/20 and the box of wine in my fridge :p
On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Vasta, Stephen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > . . . ah . . . a taste of Champaign on a beer budget . . . J > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Dante Lanznaster > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 28, 2008 3:55 PM > *To:* SoCal LUG Users List > *Subject:* Re: [LinuxUsers] free CrossOver office serial today > > > > I am not sure about future versions. This "free as in beer" thing happened > due to that Lame Duck Presidential Challenge, which can be easily googled > for. Dunno if it was a marketing stunt or the guy really meant the > challenge... > > If your uses are generic, like regular office stuff and the likes, then > yeah, you've got your regular Linux alternatives, but if you depend on > software like Quicken/Quickbooks for accounting, or if you do gaming, or if > you need IE6 for some website or the other, then it's either a VM with XP or > using software like this, which really works great for a lot of stuff... The > wine project is really amazing. > > On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 3:48 PM, Gilbert Mendoza <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 2:44 PM, Jeff Lasman <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I'm still more than a bit confused. I've now got the two unlocked > > versions download shell scripts. Should I still register my number to > > get the support? Is it that important/necessary/good? > > > > Does anyone know if the unlocked copies will run forever? Do the > > registered ones run forever, just without support or updates? > > I believe the unlocked builds will continue to work and have updates > for the duration of this versions lifetime. In the future though, > their builds will require a key, so register for one if you think > you'll download it at a later time. It's a good opportunity for > people to get a taste of what the software can do. > > I hope this isn't a last ditch effort to stay in business. I used to > use them way back in 2000-2001, but have since vowed to use 100% > native Linux code if possible. Unfortunately, my download today will > be just to try it out, as I'm perfectly happy with Linux software > availability. > > -- > Gilbert Mendoza > PGP: 0x075DBCA9 > Email: gmendoza at gmail.com > http://www.savvyadmin.com > https://launchpad.net/~gmendoza <https://launchpad.net/%7Egmendoza> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GilbertMendoza > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.8.2/1742 - Release Date: 10/28/2008 > 10:04 AM > Confidentiality Note: The preceding e-mail message (including any > attachments) contains information that may be confidential, protected by > applicable legal privileges, or constitute non-public information. It is > intended to be conveyed only to the designated recipient(s). If you are not > an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender by replying > to this message and then delete it from your system. Use, dissemination, > distribution or reproduction of this message by unintended recipients is not > authorized and may be unlawful. > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > -- Peter Manis (678) 269-7979
