On November 18, 2004 12:11 pm, Tom McLaughlin wrote: > Hey, don't blame the guy, laws of the jungle, the strongest survives. > While it sounds uncaring, it's just a fact of life. > > As the old salesman saying goes, "I went broke giving out samples..." > > Nothing in this world is free, and while Linux is "free" I suspect once it > starts becoming a "job" to maintain the patches, updates, and viruses that > attack the program, eventually it will loose luster. > > Plus companies making a living on it will have to abandon it. Like you > said yourself, Linux isn't the best program out there. > > Yes FUD is playing big, but then again the Liberals are still in power for > the same reason. > > Why? That tactic works. > > Sad, but true, and unless the Linux community becomes an entity rather than > a faceless vast summation of geeks in basements living on Jolt cola... >
I think you joined the wrong list... > Cheers > tom > > ******************************************** > T.McLaughlin b-admin, mcse, a+ (mct, linux) > Making Learning Fun again! > Visit: www.tomax7.com or tom.mclaughlin.net > Remember to smile :-) because God loves you! > ******************************************** > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of s. keeling > Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 11:48 AM > To: CLUG General > Subject: Re: [clug-talk] Microsoft to Sue linux users > > Incoming from Jason Louie: > > On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 08:22:45 -0700, Dany Allard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Is it not enough that SCO is a pain... > > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/18/ballmer_linux_lawsuits/ > > > > Once again Microsoft flexes their muscles. I see as propaganda to > > drive fear into those who are considering switching to Linux and I > > only hope they only get that far. However the outcome of this could > > be big if MS succeeds in pursuading the WTO in their favour. With the > > If anyone ever wanted a succinct definition of "FUD", this is it. How > anyone could support a company that stoops to behaviour like this, I'll > never know. > > As Rob Glaser, a former Microsoft exec, told Time magazine [in > 2001], Gates is "relentless. He's Darwinian. He doesn't look for > win-win situations with others, but for ways to make others > lose. Success is defined as flattening the competition, not > creating excellence." _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
