On Tue, 21 Feb 2006, Jonathon Blake wrote:
MS will never put up a 'public' campaign saying that non MS soft should
be ignored.
What they did, was hire a company to proclaim that FLOSS is
_unethical_ to use, because it is the product of "slave labour".
Along those lines, FLOSS is probably in quite good standing especially
compared to MS. 'permatemps' are just one example.
The reputations of the FLOSS companies and their treatment of employees
can be a marketing advantage.
Run ten or fifteen campaigns of a similar nature, that appear to be
independent, but are not, and the perception of the general public is
that FLOSS is unethical or illegal to use.
Ten or fifteen such campaigns without the competition making itself heard
will have that effect.
-Lars
Lars Nooden ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Software patents endanger the legal certainty of software.
Keep them out of the EU by writing your MEP, keep the market open.
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