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2009/5/6 Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > I'm a member of the Torbay & South Devon Freecycle list and I noticed > recently there has been a request from someone for a Windows XP Disc & > license key. Now I have the feeling that they have not much chance of > getting XP unless someone is willing to give away a retail boxed copy > (these are the only ones where the licence is transferable to another > machine). > Er, I'd say they have a very high probability of getting a copy of XP. A non-official one, and probably a key that's been used a few times. Your average joe seems to have no problem with making duplicate copies of XP CDs. > Now I was thinking, would it be okay to give away some Ubuntu & OpenDisc > CDs on Freecycle? > Of course, but I doubt you'll get many takers. You'd probably get better traction giving away a computer with Ubuntu pre-installed. Cheers, Al. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html