[Shootout-list] obtaining software licenses and hardware

[Brent Fulgham]

On 2004-09-27 19:21:40 -0700 Brandon J. Van Every wrote:
> Brent Fulgham wrote:
>> 
>> I have two small additional requirements:
>> 
>> 1.  I must be able to get a free license for the
>> software (to run the tests).
> 
> 'You' getting a free license is not the same thing as 'anyone' 
> getting a
> free license.  For instance, when Tom's Hardware Guide tests
> 
>> 2.  I must have sufficient disk space to install the
>> software.
> 
> On http://www.pricegrabber.com I'm seeing 80GB drives for $60 US.  Are
> you in some country where hard drives are much more expensive than 
> that,
> or are you exceedingly impoverished?  I stood in line at a food bank

No -- neither issue is a big deal.  I still have a fair amount of 
space available on
my existing 20 Gig HD.  I just throw them out as reasons that a 
language may not
be included at the drop of a hat.

-Brent