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To: rudedog who wrote (54828)	1/3/2001 7:23:42 PM
From: d[-_-]b	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

rudedog, re: I have deployed enough Unix systems to say they are a huge pain in the rear to install compared to MSFT clients. What did you use to "deploy" Unix systems with?

To: rudedog who wrote (54828)	1/4/2001 12:37:49 PM
From: dybdahl	Respond to of 74651

I was more categorical in my formulation than I meant - I thought that would be obvious. I was talking OEM installation CDs and Windows-CDs bought separate from the computers, not computers with something pre-installed on the harddisk. I know this is not the majority of sold computers, and I didn't mean to talk about cases where stuff works. I don't know about how you install Linux, but today it is extremely easy to install an OS you don't have a copy of. You just boot a diskette an specify the URL of the OS you want to install. Choose "Server install", let it run for 10-15 minutes and you're done. No license questions, no "please insert CD" questions.