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Re: [LUG] The only Linux User In The Village - not any more !

 

If he has a decent graphics card install aiglx/beryl on there for him. I
find that converts quite a few people when they see the eyecandy

On Sat, 2007-01-27 at 20:10 +0000, Jonathan Roberts wrote:
> Brillaint!!
> 
> On 27/01/07, viv <viv.griffin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > To my knowledge, we are the only Linux users in our village
> > (Sticklepath, West Devon). However, a friend of ours who runs the
> > village shop has asked us to re-install his laptop. He bought it
> > installed with Windows XP which is now claiming itself to be an illegal
> > copy and he can no longer use his laptop. I am not sure what the problem
> > is exactly but,
> 
> Sounds like Windows Genuine Advantage has taken another victim. I've
> seen articles lately saying that 1 in 4 windows users have been
> accused of using a non-genuine copy!! With Vista coming out on Tuesday
> I'm sure we'll see even more people switching with all the DRM locking
> people down from enjoying the media they've purhcased.
> 
>  Jon
> 


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