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Author: Robert N. Eaton
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Subject: Why would Maximum Linux magazine have a Linux apps cd with IE 5?
Rick Rosinski wrote:
>
> 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
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They explain this heresy on page 46, explaining that one can run it
under Wine.

Bob Eaton