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New Zealand Herald: Copying Troubles a Hiccup for Linux Festival

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“CD duplication company Software Images has refused a request to
copy 500 Linux software CDs for a Linux Installfest this Saturday,
because of concerns the job would breach a contract with Microsoft
and infringe intellectual property rights.

“New Zealand Open Source Society member Eden McKee approached
Software Images to have a CD replicated containing Linux variant
Knoppix and Microsoft Office competitor Open Office.

“But when he arrived with the materials last week, Software
Images declined to do the job. Society president Peter Harrison
then made a separate request for Software Images to do the
work…”


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