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entwisi · 12-04-2005, 07:01

Jason,

As Roy says, it is not worth the hassle of dodgy Windows copies. Firstly you would be breaking the law. Second you wouldn't have access to any updates(and we all know how often this is required).

What do they use the PC for? If it is just for email/Internet, Office and photo editing there is a free OS that will do this without any of the security issues that come with Windows. i.e. NO viruses, Spyware, Malware. All software is effectively free. It will do a lot more as well, it all depends on how much you want to install. Because of its inbuilt security it would be difficult if not impossible for them to mess it up. It is also extremely stable( I had a old P2 300 running for ~3 years without even a reboot)

It is called Linux. There are many distributions, probably the most end-user friendly is Mandrake although both Suse and Fedora have their fans.

Ian

12-04-2005, 07:01	#5
entwisi God Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Up Bash Posts: 7,827 Blog Entries: 3 Liked: 44 times Rep Power: 4390	Re: Operating systems Jason, As Roy says, it is not worth the hassle of dodgy Windows copies. Firstly you would be breaking the law. Second you wouldn't have access to any updates(and we all know how often this is required). What do they use the PC for? If it is just for email/Internet, Office and photo editing there is a free OS that will do this without any of the security issues that come with Windows. i.e. NO viruses, Spyware, Malware. All software is effectively free. It will do a lot more as well, it all depends on how much you want to install. Because of its inbuilt security it would be difficult if not impossible for them to mess it up. It is also extremely stable( I had a old P2 300 running for ~3 years without even a reboot) It is called Linux. There are many distributions, probably the most end-user friendly is Mandrake although both Suse and Fedora have their fans. Ian