Why would Maximum Linux magazine have a Linux apps cd with IE5?

[Nathan Saper]

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That issue was about Linux web browsers, and they had a snipet about
running IE under WINE.  Fairly gimpy, but oh well... I guess they
figured they included copies of all of the other browsers they
tested.  Still, it's MICRO$OFT...

- -Nathan

Digital Wokan writes:
 > Call me crazy, but how 'bout we ask the Max Linux people themselves?
 > 
 > Lucas Vogel wrote:
 > > 
 > > Maximum Linux seems to be the LinuxOne of linux mags - a whole lot of fluff,
 > > mainly to capitalize on (consumer/developer/linux enthusiast) interest while
 > > returning only enough information to fill a magazine. With the exception of
 > > an occasional helpful newbie article, it's pretty lame(unless you're a big
 > > fan of Linux advertising).
 > > 
 > > > -----Original Message-----
 > > > From: Rick Rosinski [mailto:rick@rickrosinski.com]
 > > > Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 4:20 PM
 > > > To: PLUG
 > > > Subject: Why would Maximum Linux magazine have a Linux apps cd with IE
 > > > 5?
 > > >
 > > >
 > > > I just baught Maximum Linux magazine, and it came with a
 > > > CD-ROM devoted to
 > > > everything Linux   -at least that's what it was sold to be.
 > > > Everything seems
 > > > Linux on the CD, until I ran into Internet Explorer 5.0.1.  I
 > > > thought "maybe M$
 > > > finally ported a version of IE to Linux"  But, then I looked into the
 > > > directory, saw the CAB files, and the EXEs.  I read the
 > > > Readme, and the
 > > > requirements were Windows 95... and Windows NT.  Nothing about Linux.
 > > >
 > > > Why would they bundle IE, which doesn't run on Linux, with
 > > > the rest of the CD?
 > > >
 > > > --
 > > > Rick Rosinski
 > > > http://rickrosinski.com
 > > > rick@rickrosinski.com
 > > >
 > > > _______________________________________________
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 > > >
 > > 
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 > -- 
 > Digital Wokan
 > Tribal mage of the electronics age
 > Guerilla Linux Warrior
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