Must be a typo. I burned the downloaded ISO just fine using roxio cd 
creator on XP (it's what I was in at the time I downloaded it ;-).

Victor Odhner wrote:

> I posted an item on GNUWin II on the "aztechlist"
> and got a response posted by "Richard S" <rscharn@cox.net>.
>
> OK, so what is an IS5 file, and can you open and
> burn it with common Windows CD-burning tools?
> (I haven't tried yet.)
>
> Vic
>
> ---------------------------------------
>
> From: "Richard S" <rscharn@cox.net>
> To: "'Victor Odhner'" <vodhner@cox.net>,
>     <aztechlist@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: RE: [aztechlist] GNUWin Free Software for Windows
> Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2002 19:08:20 -0700
>
> Wow! This ISO should be a real plus for Windows users,
> if they can figure out how to open and burn an IS5 file.
> Geeks never learn.
>
> Richard
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Victor Odhner [mailto:vodhner@cox.net]
> Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 10:43
> To: aztechlist@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [aztechlist] GNUWin Free Software for Windows
>
> A large collection of Free Software [TM]
> is now available for the Windows environment.
> I heard of this via the Phoenix Linux Users
> Group mailing list and thought I should pass
> it on.  This software is not only free of
> charge, but also Free of license restrictions.
>
> The GNUWin II web site now offers GNU utility
> software in the form of an ISO CD image.
> It's at:
>
>     http://gnuwin.epfl.ch/
>
> Included are such packages as OpenOffice,
> Apache web server, PHP, mySQL database,
> several web browsers, the Gimp for graphics,
> and, well, see for yourself at:
>     http://gnuwin.epfl.ch/apps/en/index.html
>
> This includes much of the same software that
> has become popular in the Unix and Linux
> worlds, and in many cases you will find
> capabilities that would otherwise require
> purchase of software licenses and maybe
> an upgrade to newer Windows software.
> GNUWin II packages should run under most
> Windows versions, though testing has not
> been exhaustive.
>
> This can allow you to experience much of
> what Linux enthusiasts are talking about,
> if taking the plunge into Linux (OR the
> next version of Windows) is not a good
> option for you at this time.
>
> Using it under Windows can help to put you
> in a portable position, in case you are
> thinking "Beyond Microsoft".  Of course
> Open Office can also read and edit
> most Microsoft documents, for example.
>
> I count more than three dozen packages,
> excluding the games.  (The list has some
> duplications under different categories.)
>
> Vic
>
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