Stuart Ballard wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]">RV wrote:
... an one more time Microsoft is caught with its pants down with theirlatest FreeBSD (OPEN SOURCE) latest fiasco/embarrassment. I wonder abouthow many lines of GPLed code might illegally reside in MS products aswell.. After all their
JTK wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]">RV wrote:
JTK wrote:
RV wrote:[snip]
They have equated Open Source as being insecure. I have severalpeopleapproach me already at the college where i teach and ask me why Iamusing an Open Source web browser. They are afraid someone caninsertcode (back
RV wrote:
JTK wrote:
RV wrote:
[snip]
They have equated Open Source as being insecure. I have several
people
approach me already at the college where i teach and ask me why I
am
using an Open Source web browser. They are afraid someone can
insert
code (back door) that
Mozilla in my office I would say there is a good chance that spreading
that kind of FUD might work if people from the other side (open source
advocates) don't counteract it with the fact that EVEN MS uses open
source software. That was the intention of my original posting.
On Tue, 19 Jun 2001 16:10:03 -0400, RV [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Their story line changes every day. First they criticized Open Source,
then they said their problem was with GPL being a cancer and today Gates
again misconstrued what Free software means . For him Free means no
cost, that is
have information on how MS also uses Open Source developed
software so that the record be kept straight. ;-)
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5813446.html?tag=rltdnws
On Mon, 18 Jun 2001 11:00:20 -0400, RV [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I agree that I did not explicitly state the connection between my post
and what I intended, but this is the general discussion group. My
intention was to say that MS is lately discrediting Open Source
(Mozilla IS an open
RV wrote:
[snip]
They have equated Open Source as being insecure. I have several people
approach me already at the college where i teach and ask me why I am
using an Open Source web browser. They are afraid someone can insert
code (back door) that will breach confidential information
JTK wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]">RV wrote:
[snip]
They have equated Open Source as being insecure. I have several peopleapproach me already at the college where i teach and ask me why I amusing an Open Source web browser. They are afraid someone can insertcode (back door) that will breach
it is important
people have information on how MS also uses Open Source developed
software so that the record be kept straight. ;-)
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5813446.html?tag=rltdnws
M$ == FUD
Chuck
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... The times have been
latest FreeBSD (OPEN SOURCE) latest fiasco/embarrassment. I wonder about
how many lines of GPLed code might illegally reside in MS products as
well.. After all their EULA makes it illegal to disassemble/decompile
their code and theu refuse to show their code to others. Their
credibility when
RV wrote:
... an one more time Microsoft is caught with its pants down with their
latest FreeBSD (OPEN SOURCE) latest fiasco/embarrassment. I wonder about
how many lines of GPLed code might illegally reside in MS products as
well.. After all their EULA makes it illegal to
Subject tile (MS and Open Source) clearly stated the purpose of it.
So chill out with the "selfrighteous indignation." I have no interest in
a flame war with you
And for your information I have been downloading and testing Nightlies for
Windows and Linux EVERY single day s
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