GLUG Meeting on 13th July, 4pm at KReSIT, IIT Campus, Powai. ---------------------------------------------------------- Hello Mr. Narsimhan,
Thanks a lot for clarification on the same. We appreciate the gesture on your side. Trevor On Fri, 2003-07-11 at 01:50, Sudhir wrote: > Dear Mr.Warren, > Thanks a lot for pointing out the error. My apologies for the same. We shall > be carrying a corrigendum in the next issue along with your letter. Let me > assure you that, we at Network Computing, sincerely believe that our role is > to provide credible information to our readers and not to evangelize > software, whether it is from Microsoft or from the open source community. It > is only with active feedback from readers like yourself that we'll be able > to roll out a better product. Please feel free to share your observations > with us from time to time. > Thanks and regards > Sudhir Narasimhan > Editor > Network Computing > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Trevor Warren [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 11:20 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: Tushar Burman; Trevor Warren; Gnu-Linux users Group of Goa; glug > kolhapur; Gnu-Linux Users Group of bombay; Dr. Nagarjuna; Fredrick Noronha > Subject: clarifications on article in NC > > > Dear Sir, > > This mail is in reference to your article "BuzzCut", page 12, Network > Computing, July 2003. > > ".............As though the SCO v/s IBM standoff wasn't enough, the > Linux battle is going to get murkier as thousands of underlying patented > codes from different sources lie within its source. How these patents > will affect SCO's claims of intellectual property infringements remains > to be seen." > > This morning was to jolt me so bad that i decided to pen this following > email and give your publication a piece of my mind. Sir....these lines > as commented in your esteemed magazine don't seem to be well researched. > I have been an avid reader for a long time now but such attrocious > comments i won't stand for. > > Besides, i also suggest your publication takes sometime to review the > story on how Microsoft post alignment with SCO has got the frailing > victim to sue IBM and create the ensuing stir in markets world wide. It > just goes to show the kind of cheap tricks mircosoft will play towards > creating FUD about the Open Source and Free Software Movement. > > Rather than get further from the crux of the issue, my humble > suggestion would be to give an impartial look to the SCO v/s IBM story > in your coming edition since you have already taken the trouble to > harness FUD in IT users nationwide with your article. It indeed would > help provide readers with clarity on the ETHICS of Microsoft and other > Bullies in the market place. > > PN: * The comments don't represent views of my Employer. > * I am not the OFFICIAL MOUTH PEICE mouth peice for the OS-FSF > community. > > Trevor > > > -- > ( >- LINUX, It's all about CHOICE -< ) > /~\ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ /~\ > | \) / Pre Sales Consultant - Red Hat \ (/ | > |_|_ \ 9820349221(M) | 22881326(O) / _|_| > \___________________________________/ -- ( >- LINUX, It's all about CHOICE -< ) /~\ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ /~\ | \) / Pre Sales Consultant - Red Hat \ (/ | |_|_ \ 9820349221(M) | 22881326(O) / _|_| \___________________________________/ -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
