The Naked Truth About "Naked PCs"
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| henke54 May 17, 2006 10:24 AM EDT |
" The term naked PC is used by Microsoft Corporation to refer to a personal computer that is sold without any operating system preinstalled on the hard disk drive (HDD). Misleading Terminology The term was coined for its dramatic value and as a means for creating the impression that it is evil to sell computers without operating systems because they might be used for so-called software piracy (i.e., copying or using software in violation of its license). This is due to the fact that the word naked implies both that something is missing and that it is an inappropriate or immoral condition. " http://www.bellevuelinux.org/naked_pc.html |
| dinotrac May 17, 2006 11:36 AM EDT |
>This is due to the fact that the word naked implies both that something is missing and that it is an inappropriate or immoral condition. Gosh, I thought it meant the PCs were ready to party. |
| grouch May 17, 2006 12:11 PM EDT |
dinotrac: Please turn your webcam off now. You're scaring the pets. |
| jimf May 17, 2006 12:23 PM EDT |
grouch, Why are you letting your poor pets watch dino's webcam in the first place? Shame on you both! |
| grouch May 17, 2006 2:02 PM EDT |
jimf: Caught. I confess I have used cruel and unusal training methods on my pets. (I fear one poor dog will be constipated for life). |
| dinotrac May 17, 2006 2:21 PM EDT |
grouch: You don't happen to have one of those weiner dogs, do you? |
| grouch May 17, 2006 2:30 PM EDT |
dinotrac: 1 lab and 2 mutants. They all seem to be brain damaged for some reason. |
| dinotrac May 17, 2006 3:22 PM EDT |
grouch: So, you say you've got a lab for making mutants? Sweet. |
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