Beer is good but coffee is more like crack. On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 6:19 PM, Peter Manis <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > -- "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." -Roger Penrose
