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Offline OrangeCrate

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Ubuntu Validates as Genuine Microsoft Software
« on: June 18, 2007, 04:14:53 PM »
Thought you guys would get a kick out of this...

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=475709

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Re: Ubuntu Validates as Genuine Microsoft Software
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2007, 09:19:30 PM »
Lol... What I joke... now I can download MS software in Kubuntu 8)
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Re: Ubuntu Validates as Genuine Microsoft Software
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2007, 05:05:22 AM »
Oh this made my day :D
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Re: Ubuntu Validates as Genuine Microsoft Software
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2007, 10:56:18 PM »
Ha-ha-ha! Very interesting! I've never thought that it's possible. Btw,  was it explorer 6 on Ubuntu?
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« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2007, 01:21:02 AM »
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Btw,  was it explorer 6 on Ubuntu?
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Re: Ubuntu Validates as Genuine Microsoft Software
« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2007, 04:08:02 PM »
Quote from: bob3160 on June 26, 2007, 01:21:02 AM
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Btw,  was it explorer 6 on Ubuntu?
Firefox

Actually it was explorer 6. There is a project that uses WINE which is a Windows compatibility layer for Linux and through that you can use a special version of Internet Explorer 6.

http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/page/Main_Page

Although it is internet explorer it still cannot handle Active X objects as it is not on a Windows System.

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