Re: And now...., from our unlimited /hutzpah/ department
On Tue, 30 Apr 2002 20:38:55 -0400 Kurt Wall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Scribbling feverishly on April 30, Michael Scottaline managed to emit: Look at what Microsoft now has the effrontery to suggest: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25085.html Fer cryin' out loud! I want a large quantity of whatever substance Microsoft's lawyers are drinking/smoking/snorting/taking. No, wait, never mind. I have enough trouble with arrogance and self-centeredness as it is. That substance is called money. I want it to... -- ++===+ | Roger Oberholtzer | E-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | | OPQ Systems AB | WWW: http://www.opq.se/ | | Erik Dahlbergsgatan 41-43 |Phone: Int + 46 8 314223 | | 115 32 Stockholm | Mobile: Int + 46 733 621657 | | Sweden | Fax: Int + 46 8 302602 | ++===+ ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: And now...., from our unlimited /hutzpah/ department
On Wed, 1 May 2002 13:08:01 -0700 Ted Ozolins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On May 1, 2002 08:58 am, Condon Thomas A KPWA wrote: Well, if you'll believe that M$ software is the best in the world and worth that horrendous price, you'll believe anything they tell you. So it only makes sense to keep spouting whatever they want these folks to believe. Oh, and they stole the tablets in the first place! I'll bet they're even trying to convert the text so that it can only be read with Office XP:) By those with a .NET Passport. -- ++===+ | Roger Oberholtzer | E-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | | OPQ Systems AB | WWW: http://www.opq.se/ | | Erik Dahlbergsgatan 41-43 |Phone: Int + 46 8 314223 | | 115 32 Stockholm | Mobile: Int + 46 733 621657 | | Sweden | Fax: Int + 46 8 302602 | ++===+ ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: And now...., from our unlimited /hutzpah/ department
that's not a true divorse. if your first one found another husband, would you still need to pay her? Kurt Wall wrote: asounds like an evil cult if not marriage... till death we part.. :) Hmmm, I'm not sure if death isn't preferable to the divorce process??? Possibly. I wouldn't care to get divorced again. I'm still paying for the first one... -- may the force, the farce and linux be with you. See you in news://news.hkpcug.org and http://www.linux-sxs.org ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: And now...., from our unlimited /hutzpah/ department
Check out this one: Tales Of The UneXPected A Windows XP installation brings welcome stability, but legacy software can cause interoperability headaches and require unexpected upgrades for both hardware and software. http://computerworld.com/nlt/1%2C3590%2CNAV47_STO70559_NLTOS%2C00.html And this one: Desktop Linux At Last? Columnist Nicholas Petreley says that the open-source desktop is on the way -- this time for real. http://computerworld.com/nlt/1%2C3590%2CNAV47_STO70562_NLTOS%2C00.html On Thu, 2 May 2002 09:00:22 +0200 Roger Oberholtzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 1 May 2002 13:08:01 -0700 Ted Ozolins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On May 1, 2002 08:58 am, Condon Thomas A KPWA wrote: Well, if you'll believe that M$ software is the best in the world and worth that horrendous price, you'll believe anything they tell you. So it only makes sense to keep spouting whatever they want these folks to believe. Oh, and they stole the tablets in the first place! I'll bet they're even trying to convert the text so that it can only be read with Office XP:) By those with a .NET Passport. -- ++===+ | Roger Oberholtzer | E-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | | OPQ Systems AB | WWW: http://www.opq.se/ | | Erik Dahlbergsgatan 41-43 |Phone: Int + 46 8 314223 | | 115 32 Stockholm | Mobile: Int + 46 733 621657 | | Sweden | Fax: Int + 46 8 302602 | ++===+ ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL. ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: And now...., from our unlimited /hutzpah/ department
Scribbling feverishly on April 30, Michael Scottaline managed to emit: On Tue, 30 Apr 2002 20:38:55 -0400 Kurt Wall [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled intuitively: Fer cryin' out loud! I want a large quantity of whatever substance Microsoft's lawyers are drinking/smoking/snorting/taking. No, wait, never mind. I have enough trouble with arrogance and self-centeredness as it is. == Sorry, Kurt; I have tremendous respect for your knowledge and your contributions to the community (I, for one, have benefitted much from your sharing). But compared to these vipers, when it comes to arrogance and self-centeredness you're totally *amateur hour!! ;o) Flattery will get you nowhere. ;-) Kurt -- I have to convince you, or at least snow you ... -- Prof. Romas Aleliunas, CS 435 ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: And now...., from our unlimited /hutzpah/ department
asounds like an evil cult if not marriage... till death we part.. :) Michael Scottaline wrote: Look at what Microsoft now has the effrontery to suggest: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25085.html ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: And now...., from our unlimited /hutzpah/ department
and I think they were talking about the OEM version only. The retail box version can be purchased separately from hardware. Michael Scottaline wrote: Look at what Microsoft now has the effrontery to suggest: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25085.html ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: And now...., from our unlimited /hutzpah/ department
Scribbling feverishly on May 01, M.W.Chang managed to emit: asounds like an evil cult if not marriage... till death we part.. :) But at least with marriage, you have the possibility of divorce or annulment. Kurt -- Any father who thinks he's all important should remind himself that this country honors fathers only one day a year while pickles get a whole week. ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: And now...., from our unlimited /hutzpah/ department
Scribbling feverishly on May 01, M.W.Chang managed to emit: asounds like an evil cult if not marriage... till death we part.. :) But at least with marriage, you have the possibility of divorce or annulment. Kurt -- Any father who thinks he's all important should remind himself that this country honors fathers only one day a year while pickles get a whole week. ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL. Hmmm, I'm not sure if death isn't preferable to the divorce process??? Gerry -- The lyfe so short, the craft so long to learne Chaucer ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: And now...., from our unlimited /hutzpah/ department
Michael Scottaline wrote: On Tue, 30 Apr 2002 20:38:55 -0400 Kurt Wall [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled intuitively: Scribbling feverishly on April 30, Michael Scottaline managed to emit: Look at what Microsoft now has the effrontery to suggest: Snip But compared to these vipers, when it comes to arrogance and self-centeredness you're totally *amateur hour!! ;o) Mike Why have you insulted vipers? They only kill when they're hungry not greedy. He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you., he really is an idiot. -Groucho Marx ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL. ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: And now...., from our unlimited /hutzpah/ department
On May 1, 2002 08:58 am, Condon Thomas A KPWA wrote: Well, if you'll believe that M$ software is the best in the world and worth that horrendous price, you'll believe anything they tell you. So it only makes sense to keep spouting whatever they want these folks to believe. Oh, and they stole the tablets in the first place! I'll bet they're even trying to convert the text so that it can only be read with Office XP:) In Harmony's Way, and In A Chord, Tom :-}) Thomas A. Condon Barbershop Bass Singer Registered Linux User #154358 ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL. -- Ted Ozolins (VE7TVO) Westbank, B. C. ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
And now...., from our unlimited /hutzpah/ department
Look at what Microsoft now has the effrontery to suggest: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25085.html Mike -- He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you., he really is an idiot. -Groucho Marx ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: And now...., from our unlimited /hutzpah/ department
On Tue, 30 Apr 2002 17:38:38 -0400 begin Michael Scottaline [EMAIL PROTECTED] spewed forth: Look at what Microsoft now has the effrontery to suggest: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25085.html Well, _all_ my non-laptop PCs were built by me. Never came with an OS (most disk drives you just buy off the shelf don't). I don't have anything to prove and neither does whoever takes my Linux PC (unless they install Windoze on it). The M$ slugs (that includes their BSA lackeys), avoid me, and will probably avoid my clients if they just call me like I've told them to. Ciao, David A. Bandel -- Focus on the dream, not the competition. -- Nemesis Racing Team motto ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: And now...., from our unlimited /hutzpah/ department
Scribbling feverishly on April 30, Michael Scottaline managed to emit: Look at what Microsoft now has the effrontery to suggest: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25085.html Fer cryin' out loud! I want a large quantity of whatever substance Microsoft's lawyers are drinking/smoking/snorting/taking. No, wait, never mind. I have enough trouble with arrogance and self-centeredness as it is. Kurt -- And what will you do when you grow up to be as big as me? asked the father of his little son. Diet. ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: And now...., from our unlimited /hutzpah/ department
On Tue, 30 Apr 2002 20:38:55 -0400 Kurt Wall [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled intuitively: Scribbling feverishly on April 30, Michael Scottaline managed to emit: Look at what Microsoft now has the effrontery to suggest: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25085.html Fer cryin' out loud! I want a large quantity of whatever substance Microsoft's lawyers are drinking/smoking/snorting/taking. No, wait, never mind. I have enough trouble with arrogance and self-centeredness as it is. == Sorry, Kurt; I have tremendous respect for your knowledge and your contributions to the community (I, for one, have benefitted much from your sharing). But compared to these vipers, when it comes to arrogance and self-centeredness you're totally *amateur hour!! ;o) Mike -- He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you., he really is an idiot. -Groucho Marx ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: And now...., from our unlimited /hutzpah/ department
On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 07:23:38PM -0500, David A. Bandel wrote: ... Well, _all_ my non-laptop PCs were built by me. Never came with an OS (most disk drives you just buy off the shelf don't). I don't have anything to prove and neither does whoever takes my Linux PC (unless they install Windoze on it). The M$ slugs (that includes their BSA lackeys), avoid me, and will probably avoid my clients if they just call me like I've told them to. Sounds like me and most of my customers. I would love for the BSA goons to come by my place. Perhaps they will give me money for the unused Microsoft packages that are sitting on the shelf. How do they deal with my desktop machine that has Win4Lin on it, but no native Windows partition (the copy of Windows under win4lin was on the machine when I bought it)? Bill -- INTERNET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC UUCP: camco!bill PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX:(206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 URL: http://www.celestial.com/ ``Capitalism works primarily because most of the ways that a company can be scum end up being extremely bad for business when there's working competition.'' -rra ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
