Re: [DDN] Microsoft: Open source 'not reliable or dependable'

2006-05-24 Thread Taran Rampersad
I just had a 'Healthy Choice' 'Premium Fudge Bar' reading this. It tasted really good. Executive Director wrote: Taran, Do not try to obscure the issue of the vulnerabilities language you used. What you should say in a few words, rather than a lengthy treatise, is that you misspoke. I would

Re: [DDN] Microsoft: Open source 'not reliable or dependable'

2006-05-24 Thread Dave A. Chakrabarti
The problem with government funded research, like all other research, is that I do not have access to the full research project and what exactly was studied. If you wish to challenge facts based on these studies (well, you call them misstatements instead of facts), then you must answer specific

Re: [DDN] Microsoft: Open source 'not reliable or dependable'

2006-05-24 Thread Andy Carvin
I'm done with this thread. If you want to bash me, proceed with vigor. It's unhealthy to hold in aggression. Actually, if anyone wants to bash Taran or anyone else, take it off-list. I'm all for a vigorous debate about open source and proprietary software, but I won't allow it to be an

Re: [DDN] Microsoft: Open source 'not reliable or dependable'

2006-05-24 Thread Marianne Anderson
I've been lurking this listserver for ages, and have not only appreciated those who spend so much of their time helping others, but appreciated the patience and kindness that I associate with the people here. A little sad and surprised to see this type of thing. Get back to what you all do

[DDN] One Laptop Per Child - possible functional prototype photos

2006-05-24 Thread WVota
Slashdot is pointing to photos of a seemingly functional One Laptop Per Child prototype (the $100 MIT laptop) seen by Pete Barr-Watson at the Seven Countries Task Force Meeting. The OLPC machine looks to run a version of Fedora Linux with native wireless LAN support.

[DDN] video from a day of out(r)age protest in Boston

2006-05-24 Thread Andy Carvin
Hi everyone, This afternoon I shot some video at today's Day of Out(r)age protest at the Massachusetts State House, where community media and digital divide activists gathered to protest the telecom legislation that's currently working its way through Congress. The video includes commentary