Got Mono? Buy Some Peace of MindÃ¢âÂ¢ (SLED)

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2008-12-17 20:54:08 UTC
Modified: 2008-12-17 20:54:08 UTC

Peace of mind
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Charles Oliver

2008-12-20 16:09:37

That's not really too far off the way they sell SLED. I'm so glad I have Adblock installed, the number of Novell ads on tech sites basically saying this used to really bug me.

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