On Sunday 15 June 2003 07:16, richard clark wrote:
About Arlene Clarke MEP etc

Slashdot have a thread on this
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/13/1946243&mode=thread&tid=155&tid=99


> A UK Euro MP, Arlene McCarthy is preparing the groundwork
> here, and you can read her views in the links given below,
> where, at least in my humble opinion, she is completely
> misrepresenting the dangers and likely effects on this (almost
> certain) change to the legislation that she is spearheading. 

I agree.

> >Mrs McCarthy reiterated her misleading statements along with
> > insinuations about free/opensource software in the style of
> > the Microsoft FUD department.  

My comment on there includes

"The newspeak description of Free/Libre Software as "a different 
sort of monopoly" suggests to me the phrase passed through the 
Rt Hon MEP having come from a briefer.

So can anyone pinpoint the briefing person, company, or interest 
concerned?"

It certainly does sound similar to the MS brand of BS.


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