I wouldn't slam M$ too hard . . . remember that not so long ago it was Big Blue that everyone loved to hate, and now they seem to be on the hackers' good sides. The same may happen with Microsoft in ten years or so.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 12:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [brluglist] O'Reilly Newsletter --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good points John. However, I disagree that "the > downfall of M$" has ever > been a goal of the open source community. Ah, you are correct. Then let me clarify myself: the downfall of M$ has been and still is the goal of certain sub-groups of the free and open-source software community (/. for one). > Rather, > the goal of the open > source community has always been simply the free > exchange of code and ideas. Agreed and as it should be. > Now, that is not to say that there aren't those that > would enjoy or that > even actively encourage a defeat of Microsoft, but I > would characterize that > as a goal of the community. > You mean "would not characterize", right? > Welcome to the dark side John. Gulp. The Force is strong here. Is that Bill Gates in a big, dark helmet? John __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================ ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
