Re: must have sp1

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From: Shenan Stanley (news_helper_at_hushmail.com)
Date: 12/06/04 

Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 11:07:08 -0600

mustang681 wrote:
> I have an early release of xp corp.
> It would not take without sp1 being installed. I have been doing
> this for over 10 years. I am neither a hack or a troll.

NobodyMan wrote:
> You are, however, a software pirate. The words "xp corp" give that
> away. The only folks who use the word Corporate when describing their
> version, instead of the correct VLK term, are pirates.

Careful on the assumptions, NobodyMan.

I know plenty of non-tech people who have used the term "corporate edition"
because their son/daughter/friend/cousin/whatever installed this edition on
a computer once and they HEARD the term used. These people are not pirates
for knowing pirates no more than you would be a doctor from knowing one.

The terminology in this case does not infer a person without computer
knowledge, admittedly. I still won't reduce to accusations, however, as
they could be just "mis-informed" about the names - not everyone who is
computer knowledgable (or even a system admin) has something to do with the
actual purchase and licensing agreements made to acquire the software they
install/support. While some make it a point to be involved in every aspect
they can be, others are happy installing software packages and supporting
users without ever knowing the ins-and-outs of licensing - safe in the
knowledge that someone else in their "group" handles that. 

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