On Monday 24 June 2002 11:06 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > On Wed, 2002-06-05 at 03:18, J. Craig Woods wrote: > > Charlie wrote: > > > Wassup doc? (I'm sorry but I couldn't resist.) > > > > What it be like, dude? > > > > > The responses ranged from; "How much is Microsoft paying them for this > > > crap?" from an > aunt of a good friend, to his reply which is unfit > > > for quotation on a polite mailing list such as this. :-) > > > > Who is spreading those fucking rumors about this being a "polite mailing > > list"? > > > > :-) > > : > > > BTW did you know that the ZDNet Forum "Computer Help" was; for a very > > > long time, the "online support" link for Windows ME? Isn't _that_ just > > > "special?" > > > > > > ZDNet. Another site that I choose not to open. > > > > The source of these kinds of attacks on open source are inconsequential. > > This was posted so we could be aware of what some groups have as their > > agenda. It is very easy to dismiss this as so much propaganda coming > > from the likes of Micro$oft. A simple read of history shows us what > > dismissive attitudes cost Europe in May of 1940; what they cost the USA > > in Dec of 1941, and what they cost her again in Sept of 2001. We may > > consider such statements from an "influential think tank" to be just so > > much crap but summarily dismiss them at your own peril. I, for one, take > > these attacks on the future of open source development as very serious. > > Let there be no mistake about it: the barbarians are at the gate. > > > > drjung > > WOO HOO!! The Doc is in the howse!! > > Good grief, the gems you miss when you are offline. Preach it, DJ ! > > L8r, LX
LX: You ain't seen nothin' yet. Here's one about MS's new Palladium project that showed up over the weekend: http://www.msnbc.com/news/770511.asp Now, this is really scary. Bill gets world domination, Senator Fritz can satisfy his very good friends at Disney, the RIAA gets what they want, the feds get Carnivore back doors, the list goes on... -- cmg
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