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RE: Re: RE: Own up who

Nigel — Wed Apr 05, 2006 8:33 pm

Author: Nigel

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 8:33 pm

Because they've found out it doesn't do the job, and Linux does ?

RE: Re: RE: Own up who

GMorgan — Wed Apr 05, 2006 1:41 pm

Author: GMorgan

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 1:41 pm

What I don't get. Didn't they buy a license from them who must not be named. If they already own a corperate unix license then why aren't they using that instead of Linux. It doesn't make sense to use a competitors OS when an alternative is available.

RE: Re: RE: Own up who

towy71 — Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:36 pm

Author: towy71

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:36 pm

ooh you naughty boy

RE: Re: RE: Own up who

GMorgan — Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:41 pm

Author: GMorgan

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:41 pm

Yeah but we shouldn't pick on that poor, disempowered megacorperation should we. They only want a secure network, how else would they achieve it. Certainly wouldn't use Windows would they.

Re: RE: Own up who

Hello — Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:15 pm

Author: Hello

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:15 pm

TheDoctor wrote:

GMorgan wrote:

Bit ironic advertising Linux on a car powered by Windows.

It's obviously a trade, in exchange for Microsoft using Linux in their in-house systems.

Nice to know they are keeping the information they hold on us secure

Re: RE: Own up who

TheDoctor — Mon Apr 03, 2006 5:25 pm

Author: TheDoctor

Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 5:25 pm

GMorgan wrote:

Bit ironic advertising Linux on a car powered by Windows.

It's obviously a trade, in exchange for Microsoft using Linux in their in-house systems.

RE: Own up who

GMorgan — Mon Apr 03, 2006 4:01 pm

Author: GMorgan

Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 4:01 pm

Bit ironic advertising Linux on a car powered by Windows.

RE: Own up who

towy71 — Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:44 am

Author: towy71

Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:44 am

Brings a whole new meaning to a car crash

RE: Own up who

CJLL — Sun Apr 02, 2006 10:42 am

Author: CJLL

Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 10:42 am

I thought Beemers were M$ powered with the usual catostrophic effects

http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/hardware/0,39042972,39130270,00.htm

RE: Own up who

spottedcat — Sun Apr 02, 2006 10:28 am

Author: spottedcat

Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 10:28 am

That's a fine photo, Towy, but a Beamer? Doesn't that rather belie the sandals and hippy image of Linux?

It reminds me of the days when registration numbers were of the form X123ABC. It was the N year and P was coming up. I thought to apply to DVLA for the <P155 OFF> number. But then I thought, no, some knuckle-headed passerby wouldn't get the joke, take it personally and key the car (or worse). And anyway, doesn't the DVLA have some po-faced section that sifts through all the number-letter combinations for potentially rude ones?

Own up whose car?

towy71 — Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:49 pm

Author: towy71

Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:49 pm

seen in Wales today linux_bmw

apologies for the stupid error in the subject line doh!