[ubuntu-uk] Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

Dave Murphy dave at schwuk.com
Tue Nov 18 16:52:57 GMT 2008


On Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:11:53 +0000
"Alan Pope" <alan at popey.com> wrote:

> 2008/11/17 Jai Harrison <jai at jaiharrison.com>:
> > So I just won a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate Edition in a prize draw
> > and figured that it's no use to me as an Ubuntu user. I'm pretty sure
> > that it's the retail version (not OEM) and was just wondering if
> > anyone had any tips on how a FOSS user could get some value from it
> > (e.g. sell it on and how I'd go about doing that or other ways of
> > getting something from it).
> >
> 
> Donate it to someone who is a developer on the Ubuntu project, so that
> they could use it to improve the Ubuntu experience. I am thinking
> people like Colin Watson or Evan Dandrea who work on the install and
> migration tools or Agostino Rossi who works on wubi.

+1 to the idea of one of the developers who work on migration tools or
wubi.

Alternatively you could donate it to the QA team so
they (although I should say "we") can use it for testing of the
aforementioned tools.
-- 
Dave Murphy - http://schwuk.com
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