Administravia- This is just a rant,.
So I [“need” to] install 2k pro on a machine.
So I contcat my liscense vendor to order a upgrade liscense from 98 to 2k.
Normally I pay 115 for the upgrade liscense.
So She calls me back to tell me that 2k upgrade liscnes are no longer available.
But you can now have the **Pleasure** of buying a XP Pro liscense for 175. And it can be *Downgraded?*/Used as a 2k Pro liscence.
OK- W T F ??? If I wanted XP I would of bought XP. I don’t want XP, I will never want XP, it will never see the light of day on my damn network.
I’m not blaming my vendor. I’m blaming M$ and their convulted liscensing model.
I’ve never been a fan of linux at the desktop, (big fan of ent servrs running the penguin) but damn if I thought my users could handle it I would put redhat on every machine in here and say screw M$.
Just a Rant…. These comments do not reflect the official position of my employer.