We are not talking about what MS's or any other entities legal
rights are, we are talking about the right thing to do.
Correct - I think the point might be that public accusations without a shred
of collaborating evidence is clearly not the right thing to do on a
discussion forum with global
Microsoft in the past has resorted to all sorts of underhanded
tactics. I don't know if they're resorting to paying Barnes
and Noble to not stock openoffice.org books, but it would not
surprise me if they were.
Rather than using this situation as a means of demeaning a third-party who
in
Bonnie Bracey Sutton writes:
I worry about extraordinary resources like those at the Exploratorium,
and at www.eotepic, and the use of and understanding of more than the
internet. Like the Forum on Nanotechnology, or
http://www.exploratorium.edu/nanoscape/forums.html.
Hi Bonnie,
This is
Bonnie Bracey Sutton writes:
I disagree when we are talking about teachers, who have already
been labled incompetent and out of touch, and who may know the
pedagogy, but not the latest in use of technology, with time being
a factor, and testing the gun to the head.
Hi Bonnie,
I read your
Even today, in my much more limited connection to electronic
technology, I field email from people who are asking me questions
such as, Why is the web page on my screen bigger than the
screen? It won't all fit on there!
Hi Steve,
I think in some respects your observation helps answer the
Training is the linchpin that holds everything together. Without
it, as well as intense, ongoing support, this is a pipedream
inside a shibboleth inside a folly.
Hi Steve, all,
Appropriate training offers enormous opportunity, yet I wonder if we might
not also acknowledge the value of
that iShield is
available as a 30 day trial so I will d/l the product to see how well it
performs.
Kind regards,
Don Cameron
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to give some thought to your points before
expressing an opinion - however may I wish you the best of luck in your
mission to disassemble these corporations.
Best Rgds,
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Hi again Taran,
Being very aware this is becoming a one-to-one; as such potentially
inappropriate for a discussion list - may I nonetheless request our
moderators continued tolerance and understanding. Hopefully this is of some
interest to other readers and some may choose to contribute.
You
Taran Rampersad notes:
Secret formulas like this bother me because they are secret.
Hi again Taran,
Something of an exaggeration to call something unpublicised secret,
however yes, proponents of full disclosure will argue that anything unknown
should be knowable by anyone - presumably it is
Tom Brough writes:
I know I cant change your mindset on this (but I have to try).
What troubles me is not necessarily proprietary software itself,
but the business practices of companies like Microsoft SCO.
Hi again Tom,
Once again thanks for the thoughtful reply - I do understand, and
Taran Rampersad asks:
Perhaps you could tell us who insisted that some of your code be
proprietary?
Hi Taran,
Great to hear from you again and I hope you are well - May I focus on your
query separately to the main thread because the question is legitimate
however I think something of a
Tom thanks for your considered reply to some of these points. In recognition
that discussion on software methodologies can degrade to flames, in
continuing may I acknowledge your views and beliefs. The topic can be
discussed without flames when we keep this intelligence within the
discussion.
The
An amazing milestone in this world of competing forums demonstrating the
depth of interest in DDN issues - very well done Andy!
Don Cameron
Andy Carvin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Phil Shapiro wrote:
hi Digital Divide Network community -
over the weekend, the DDN web site registered
source.
Somehow the matter of practicalities, common sense and reasonable use seems
to have been lost in this continuing battle of platform evangelism.
Don Cameron
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- this significantly
increases our IT overheads however we deem the cost acceptable to provide
end-users with the trade-off of information and spam-free inboxes. As far as
possible we try to encourage the use of media outlets that do not require
registration (and subsequently do not send Spam).
Don Cameron
Hi Andrew,
Somewhere in a reply to your post I read (or think I did) of a need to
include Disaster Management Software on your CD... If so please consider the
free and open source Sahana application available at: http://www.sahana.lk/
Sahana (meaning relief in Sinhalese) was born from mitigation
Norbert writes:
Can anyone suggest a good quotable reference for the fact that
this kind of thing is common practice?
Norbert unfortunately information in this area isn't so easily forthcoming
because of security and proprietary concerns - Organisations that filter
email content tend not to
don't
need to get bogged-down in a Windows-v-Linux debate - Both are reliable -
It's the application of your computers that matters.
Regards,
Don Cameron
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