What questions would you ask Wesley? Perhaps we should work up a quick list then email them to some of the guys that are going to the Auckland event or email them to Brett and ask him to arrange something here.
Cheers Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Wesley Parish [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 9:27 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Meet With MS: Was: RE: Just for Rodger... > > > I say, go for it. I do have some questions I'd like to ask > Microsoft - don't > worry, I'll keep them non-confrontational. > > Wesley Parish > > On Fri, 07 May 2004 11:28, you wrote: > > Hi Nick, > > > > The orginal posting from NZOSS is below. > > > > I'll leave you all to come up with your own ideas against > and just throw in > > some quick 'for' thoughts.... > > > > Here's a copy of my response on NZOSS to start with: > > > > Brett, > > > > How about coming to visit us in Christchurch as well. > > > > While I've enjoyed some of the more humorous comments about > this idea I > > actually see many benefits for both OSS and MS. > > > > You MS guys have very serious problems all around the world > right now. > > > > Your problems are slowing us all down from getting more and newer > > technology out there in to the community. > > > > MS needs real help from OSS and I think that paying for the > drinks is the > > very least MS should do. > > > > Cheers Don > > > > Benefits to OSS (MS can work out their own, they're paid to! :) > > > > * Identifying key points of difference in focus. > > > > Both sides want to push their technology in to the market > for different > > reasons. > > Both sides need each other for different reasons. > > > > OSS are silly to try and take MS on head on. All that > happens is we end up > > in a 'mine is better than yours' war and no one wins > because anyone with > > half a brain just goes 'oh look, geeks doing geek war > again, what ever.... > > back to my sky tv'. > > > > I can think of a range of places that OSS and MS both stand > to gain from > > identifying clear points of difference that should be > focused on and I know > > I'd like to sit down with someone like Brett and hear his views. > > > > * Credibility in industry leads to credibility in community. > > > > The Linux community in NZ is tiny. The fact that MS are > even interested in > > talking says a lot. > > > > OSS can benefit from this sort of attention in many obvious ways. > > > > * Media Event > > > > This is a media event. While it's not really a big issue > it is an issue > > that the tech pages of any local paper should be writting > something about. > > > > Any reason to get OSS in the press is something worth > giving an evening to > > especially is MS are buying the drinks. > > > > > > Cheers Don > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Nick Rout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 11:11 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: Just for Rodger... > > > > > > > > > no. not sbscribed to nzoss. can you (briefly) summarise > the purpose of > > > such meeting and the arguments for and against/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Peter Harrison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 6:34 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [NZOSS-OpenChat] Drinks with MS People > > > > > > > > > Brett Roberts and company of Microsoft have offered to get > > > together with us > > > Linux/OSS people over drinks on Thursday, May 27 in Auckland. > > > > > > This is really just an informal get together to discuss > our relative > > > positions. Its an opportunity to meet some of the people in > > > MS, and to ask > > > all those questions about MS you have always wanted to. I'm > > > not looking for a > > > confrontation or anything - just some passionate and lively > > > discussion. Its > > > also a chance for some of us OSS people to get out on the > > > town for a night > > > and socialize together a bit. > > > > > > Background: Brett has been at virtually every event I have > > > been to. While we > > > disagree with each other he has always been respectfull and > > > intelligent in > > > his addresses. He is a very interesting person to talk with. > > > To be honest > > > having someone to work against makes presentations more > interesting. > > > > > > > > > Let me know if you are interested in attending... > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > Wesley Parish > * * * > Clinersterton beademung - in all of love. RIP James Blish > * * * > Mau e ki, "He aha te mea nui?" > You ask, "What is the most important thing?" > Maku e ki, "He tangata, he tangata, he tangata." > I reply, "It is people, it is people, it is people." >
