> I'vew since looked at their web site and found out:
>
> 1. The $100 is a "membership" fee not a license fee.

Nop, it's a licensing fee.

> 2. You have to sign an NDA, "just as any Lindows.com employee would".

True, although if you read the legal agreement you'll  see it full of loop 
holes.

> First, I can't see sending them any money to be an ALPHA tester of their
>       code.

Beta, its been very stable to me.

> Second, It's amembership fee because they can't charge a license fee.
>       Fancy wording to get around something that they can't do because
>       it is wrong.

It's a licensing fee for a single copy of Lindows and becoming a lindows 
"insider" tester.

> Third,  I have no desire to establish an employer/employee relationship
>       with lindows.com.

Thats your opinion. I like to influence their decision making (they already 
emailed me that some of my suggestions will be incorporated into the next 
beta).

Hetz

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