I didn't realize that a corporation had feelings. MS has made its "feelings" and plans to counter OSS clear.
What about the "low blows" that MS perpetrates on the OSS-using public? We are not talking about what MS's or any other entities legal rights are, we are talking about the right thing to do. If folks feel the need to defend a gigantic, inanimate corporation, others on this list certainly should be allowed to opine about what these same entities are up to. This is an Internet listserv, not a tea-party. Can we please let some discussion - even heated, perhaps even less-than-polite (heaven forbid!) - occur here? If the issues that are debated here are of any import whatsoever, we have to expect a little strum und drang now and then. I really do not understand why a post would not be permitted onto the listserv because it might upset the delicate sensibilities of some inanimate corporation. What are we afraid of? Jesse Sinaiko [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Carvin Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 8:29 AM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: Re: [DDN] user demand for openoffice 2.0 books Speculating something might be happening isn't necessarily slanderous, but it's certainly a low blow, and unless you have evidence about something going on it really doesn't have any business on the list. If I hadn't been moderating the list from my cellphone I wouldn't have posted it. Executive Director wrote: > " microsoft in the past has resorted to all sorts of underhanded > tactics. i don't know if they're resorting to paying barnes and noble > to not stock openoffice.org books, but it would not surprise me if > they were." > > Phil, > Saying something like this as fact and not as an opinion, not to > mention no factual backup, is irresponsible and slanderous. It has no > place on this list in my view. > > Mike > ************************* > Michael F. Pitsch > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phil > Shapiro > Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 10:25 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [DDN] user demand for openoffice 2.0 books > > > hi Digital Divide Network community - > > the most talented author of books about openoffice, solveig > haughland, blogs that barnes and nobles is telling her publisher that > there is no real demand for openoffice books and that they won't stock > her excellent new openoffice 2.0 book. > > see http://openoffice.blogs.com/ > > microsoft in the past has resorted to all sorts of underhanded > tactics. i don't know if they're resorting to paying barnes and noble > to not stock openoffice.org books, but it would not surprise me if > they were. > > you can do something about this if you live in the united states > (or > canada.) simply call your local barnes and noble bookstore and inquire if > they > sell any books about openoffice.org > > you can bet barnes and nobles keeps track of what books people > are asking for. please don't call barnes and nobles unless you > actually would buy an openoffice book. i'm not asking folks to create > an artificial demand for the > book. i'm just asking folks to speak up if this new openoffice.org book > (and > other openoffice.org books) are something you would want to see on a barnes > and > noble bookstore shelf. > > - phil > > Digg http://tinyurl.com/fknbx > > > > Phil Shapiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/pshapiro > http://philsrssfeed.blogspot.com > http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html > > "Wisdom starts with wonder." - Socrates > "Learning happens through gentleness." > > > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org > http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the > body of the message. > > > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org > http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the > body of the message. > -- -------------------------------- Andy Carvin Program Director EDC Center for Media & Community acarvin @ edc . org http://www.digitaldivide.net Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com -------------------------------- _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
