On 9/27/05, sherwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yup, it's not an excemption to use pirated software. But getting it to run > on linux will buy cafe owners the time required to amass the funds needed to > go legal. imagine msoffice2003 costing 10000, photoshop 20t + and so does > corel. not a feasible solution for any cafe owners because at a rental fee > of P20 - P30 / hr. would make roi reach 2 yrs. or more. And increasing the > rental rates wouldn't exactly help bridge the digital divide that cict is > fostering. >
the office suit is already covered by (or could be covered by) OpenOffice but who said these shops rent out photoshop and corel as part of their business? if shop costumers want these apps then they are looking at the wrong place to 'get their hands' on these applications. they should sign up for those training centers with legal licenses, or use the free alternatives on the net. if i understand correctly, the digital divide is about access to computers/information and not access to proprietary software. SSDD. ciao! -- "Programming, an artform that fights back" Anuerin G. Diaz Registered Linux User #246176 Friendly Linux Board @ http://mandrivausers.org/index.php http://capsule.ramfree17.org , when you absolutely have nothing else better to do _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
