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From: alovell@kerberos.demon.co.uk (Anthony Lovell)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,alt.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,alt.pud
Subject: Re: User Count (was Re: a monthly FreeBSD magazine (and other *BSD's too)
Followup-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,alt.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,alt.pud
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 1995 18:56:24 GMT
Organization: The Home For Three Headed Canines
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Chris Fisher (chris@vespucci.iquest.com) wrote:
: Hey Nick I got a have a slight problem with your linux counter. Now stay 
: with me on this because it may startle you a bit.

: How does it provide for people who no longer run linux?

How does MicroShaft provide for people who purchased pc's with Windows
pre-installed then deleted it to run Linux, FreeBSD, SCO or O/S 2 ?

They don't, they still count them as windows users.

--

anthony

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