do we need friends like nandoor? i like his views on many things, but i know many people think he is simply a flake - will his be an image that will promote linux or will he relegate it to the loony zone for some people?
On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 11:43:57 +1300 Tim Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > well, the green party anyway - Nandoor uses it. > > Perhaps we should get him to give a talk to the group? We might get > something different than beer tho. > > http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3529203&thesection=technology&thesubsection=general&thesecondsubsection= > > and here's the interesting bit (snipped from article): > > > Like most alternative IT users, Tanzcos favours open source software and > the Linux operating system. > > "I'm running Mandrake [a Linux distribution] on my Dell laptop because > there are alternatives to products from Microsoft." > > Tanzcos says Mandrake is good to use, even if it does mimic the look of > Microsoft's Windows, and would like the Government to ditch its use of > Microsoft systems and move to Linux. > > He considers Microsoft a "scary company" and an evangelist of the > thinking that people need new software all the time. > > -- > Tim Wright > > Assistant Lecturer > Department of Computer Science > University of Canterbury > > "Language, like terrorism, targets civilians and generates fear to > effect political change." > > -- "Collateral Language" John Collins and Ross Glover ed. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
