At 19:44 +0100 15/8/07, Dave Crossland wrote:
On 15/08/07, Paul Daniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dear Dave,
Who is Dan Lyons?
A journalist for Forbes who has constantly attacked the software
freedom movement.
What is a shill?
"A shill is an associate of a person selling goods or services or a
political group, who pretends no association to the seller/group and
assumes the air of an enthusiastic customer. The intention of the
shill is, using crowd psychology, to encourage others unaware of the
set-up to purchase said goods or services or support the political
group's ideological claims. Shills are often employed by confidence
artists and governments."
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shill
And from that Wikipedia link...
This article has been nominated to be checked for its neutrality.
I like that....
Gordo
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