-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 29 September 2004 11:59 pm, s. keeling wrote: > > 3) Microsoft bashing is bad. Using any of your favourite pet names for > > them is > > In your opinion. In mine, they deserve everything we can throw at > them, and there's lots we can deservedly throw at them. Even CERT is > recommending against the use of IE. Come on, Jarrod, this is Calgary > Linux User Group. Microsoft sucks, in so many ways!
Yes, it is my opinion and it is one that is shared by a number of my peers within this group. I use Linux so I think you can guess how I feel about Microsoft but as I said, this is a public list and to anyone else in the world reading our posts, use of MS bashing comes off as petty. I have never agreed with smear campaigns in politics and I don't agree with it in regards to software. In my opinion it has no place on a mailing list. As I said you are entitled to your opinions, I had no intention of suggesting you were not. I am an advocate for Free and Open Source Software. I am not so much of a zealot that I will turn my back completely on closed source software. Some if it is very good. In some instances like work I don't have the choice. For the most part I do strive to find an Open Source app for tasks that I wish to perform on my computers. My belief in the idea of Free Software extends or comes out of my morals. I am aware of what this group is, don't ever think that I am not. I had a hand in making the group being what it is today. I had a large part in writing our Bylaws so don't lecture me on what CLUG is or isn't. I ask that people refrain from Microsoft bashing or referring to them by some cute witty misspelling. Doing so is playing the same game that they play. What we say about them comes across with less authority when using this practice. You may not care about appearances or diplomacy but I have to as a part of my job. I like to think we are morally superior not just in our choice of software. Prove me right. I would gladly sit down with you and discuss my many opinions on Microsoft the company, its principals and its products. I will not drag them out here and I ask that you do likewise. - -- Jarrod Major GPG Fingerprint: FA4A 1EA3 A0EE A842 07BB 804C 0090 14F6 BE6E DE3D CLUG President Registered Linux User: #224211 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iQCVAwUBQVwh/wCQFPa+bt49AQJcoQP/VdG/lHH3ffmX1NpIYLIIX2enLfX1x796 ynlVlUuFPo05oaMFp/hu5YClM7FpuTCjlgsLg3y1jK6wZ12hWtasZ16OgPWef4CO cZBXSMENWbyOg8RI3Xb/jwyja2/6LDc2jzatHQDaSxLMgJdqLYlqwVn/E1Xmgj5v mvdJRRP6Hic= =Xm8/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
