[nzlug] Linux in NZ District Councils?

[Michael Adams]

On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:27:35 +1300
cr wrote:

> On Tuesday 23 January 2007 06:12, Michael Adams wrote:
> > On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:33:14 +1300
> >
> > cr wrote:
> > > How about this (in a memo from the chief IT moron in the company I
> > > work for):"As a responsible corporate citizen, XXXX Ltd will not
> > > permit shareware or freeware to be used on its systems".     wtf?
> >
> > As soon as you see your work computer as an office tool rather than
> > an extesion of your home playing/surfing environment, then you will
> > understand his position better.
> 
> You patronising twit!   Where did I say I wanted to play games on it?
> 

Name calling was one of the moves that endeared me to your original
post.

Hijacking the thread was another.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thread_hijacking

To date none of the software you have quoted is freeware or shareware.
Adobe Reader
http://www.adobe.com/products/eulas/pdfs/Reader_WWEULACombined20040915_1630.pdf
Irfan View (Scroll to USAGE AGREEMENT)
http://www.irfanview.com/main_what_is_engl.htm
FireFox
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/legal/eula/firefox-en.html
Opera
http://www.opera.com/license/owal/index.dml

It looks like you wanted to just have a general bitch about work. Or
worse a certain person at work. I suggest that the forum for that is at
work.

If on the other hand you have a genuine software must have that falls
into the category of shareware or freeware. Post it here and somebody
may suggest a non shareware alternative you could use.

Otherwise you are dangerously close to falling into the category of
timewasting troll. Which means I have broken one of the other rules of
mailing list etiquette.

-- 
Michael
 Those that can, do; those that can't, teach.