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That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

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Re: Chicago moves to Linux, saves 85% in infrastructure costs
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2006, 11:37:35 pm »
There needs to be more games compatable with linux. :P

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Re: Chicago moves to Linux, saves 85% in infrastructure costs
« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2006, 01:01:57 am »
I've heard wine/cedega work really well for gaming now.. I haven't checked this, though.
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Re: Chicago moves to Linux, saves 85% in infrastructure costs
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2006, 01:29:56 am »
Isn't the whole point of  linux to be free and legally free? and opensource.

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Re: Chicago moves to Linux, saves 85% in infrastructure costs
« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2006, 01:33:18 am »
Isn't the whole point of  linux to be free and legally free? and opensource.
Linux... probably...
Read about RMS and GNU and FSF they are all about free software.
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Re: Chicago moves to Linux, saves 85% in infrastructure costs
« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2006, 09:41:17 am »
Isn't the whole point of  linux to be free and legally free? and opensource.
Linux... probably...
Read about RMS and GNU and FSF they are all about free software.

Linux is licensed under GNU, I thought. Hence the name GNU/Linux?
I'd personally do as Joe suggests

You might be right about that, Joe.


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Re: Chicago moves to Linux, saves 85% in infrastructure costs
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2006, 10:25:50 am »
I've heard wine/cedega work really well for gaming now.. I haven't checked this, though.
wine works so-so, and is annoying to set up.  But it's free/opensource and runs quite well, once you get it going. 

Cedega works pretty well, but all it's really doing is configuring Wine for you.  It's commercial, so it sucks. 

Linux is licensed under GNU, I thought. Hence the name GNU/Linux?
The name GNU/Linux comes from the partnership between GNU and Linux.  But yes, Linux is licensed under the GPL, and most Linux distros are pretty picky about non-opensource components.  That's why you don't see a lot of video-card and wireless driver support.  If you're really curious about the evolution and linkage of GNU and Linux, find the movie Revolution OS. 

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Re: Chicago moves to Linux, saves 85% in infrastructure costs
« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2006, 06:41:10 pm »
Isn't the whole point of  linux to be free and legally free? and opensource.
Linux... probably...
Read about RMS and GNU and FSF they are all about free software.

Linux is licensed under GNU, I thought. Hence the name GNU/Linux?
Yes, but that does not mean that Torvalds and Stallman share similiar ideas. It was just convenient for Torvalds to use the GPL.
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Re: Chicago moves to Linux, saves 85% in infrastructure costs
« Reply #8 on: October 24, 2006, 07:47:55 pm »
Looks bad for Solaris.
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