Re: Free UNIX for non-commerical use.

From: Bill Gunshannon (bill_at_cs.uofs.edu)
Date: 07/28/03

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    In article <3F2368E5.ED5037A0@hotmail.com>,
            Anthony Mandic <nu@hotmail.com> writes:
    > "Dr. David Kirkby" wrote:
    >>
    >> As someone who works in a University, I am amazed UNIX vendors don't
    >> give away free copies of their operating systems to students and home
    >> users.
    >
    > Why? Do Microsoft do this? Perhaps you should widen your
    > job experience.

    Actually, yes, they do. We (the CS Department) subscribe to a service
    with MS that allows us to give copies and licenses to our students for
    OSes and development tools and they can take them with them when they
    leave school.

    bill

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