Why would Maximum Linux magazine have a Linux apps cd with I…

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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