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From: Preben Randhol <randhol+ada@pvv.org>
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Date: 2002-08-16T14:44:22+02:00

John McCabe <john.nospam@nospamassen.nospamdemon.co.uk> wrote on 16/08/2002 (13:56) :
> On Fri, 16 Aug 2002 13:11:12 +0200, Preben Randhol
> <randhol+ada@pvv.org> wrote:
> 
> >Larry Kilgallen <Kilgallen@SpamCop.net> wrote on 16/08/2002 (12:32) :
> >> is crucial to me that software be available on CDROM not as a "download".
> >                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >Why?
> 
> Ask an accountant :-)

Say you want Debian GNU/Linux you can buy it as a CD and with printed
Manual from a shop, but there is no other warrenties from that you
download from the net. Besides relying on CD-ROM releases only is
inherently less secure than also using the net for updates.

-- 
Preben Randhol ------------------- http://www.pvv.org/~randhol/ --
                 �For me, Ada95 puts back the joy in programming.�