pg wrote:
> On Jan 29, 11:23 am, George Neuner <gneuner2/@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:48:18 -0800 (PST), pg <pen...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> wrote:
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>>> On Jan 28, 2:00 am, rpl <plinna...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>> I'm all for the OP using '98, but it occurs to me that they might be
>>>> able to get $40-50 for each win98se cd/license on e-bay or something.
>>> We got a whole stack of Win98SE CD, all genuine Microsoft issue! That
>>> enables us to use Win98SE without fear that the government will raid
>>> us with flimsy "copyright violation" or even "multimedia piracy"
>>> excuses.
>>> Not that we do anything illegal (we are trying to do the right thing
>>> in a crime infested slum area), but the government the rule Malaysia
>>> does not like our religion (hint, hint) nor the race of our
>>> volunteers / target audience. (but that's politics, dirty and ugly
>>> politics, offtopic here, sorry!) But it happened elsewhere to other
>>> Catholic run operations ! We just have to be careful, that's all.
>> But the previous poster had a point. You could sell the Windows CDs
>> and use Linux for free. Obviously I don't know the local politics,
>> but I don't think the authorities would bust you for using free
>> software. It's more likely they'll bust you for letting the children
>> access forbidden web sites.
>>
>> George
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> People have been arrested of having Linux CDs, for the authority
> doesn't differentiate what programs are in the CDs. As long as the CD
> has computer programs, and if it's not "official release" with
> "official license" like what Microsoft offers (stickers and such), the
> authority here will charge you for "PIRACY".
>
> The penalty is heavy - RM20,000 (about 6,800USD) for each "pirate" CD.
>
> That's Malaysia, and I kid you not !
Does that mean that you can't back up the programs and data from your
hard disk to CD?
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