Hrm, I have had quite successful dealings with microsoft in the past in regards to participating and actually helping out in some way with Software Freedom Day. Who is the Academic and Marketing rep for Singapore?
No idea frankly. Various people within MS Singapore have indicated interest to work with LUGS, but almost always on their own terms and have not seen much progress. We can certainly try.
I don't like treating microsoft as the enemy, every corporate has their own agenda and that is something to be weary of. But MS has in recent months started to turn around to FOSS. This is person dependent however (the classic example is Ray Ozzie = Good, supportive, Steve Balmer = Raving Loon who can't grasp the (g)new strategic environment microsoft is operating in).
Personally, I have ignored MS, for in my scheme of things, they do not really matter - anymore. They are not an enemy, they are just a victim of success and circumstance (FTR, I used to work for them 1988-1990 in Seattle, but that is another story). Harish _______________________________________________ Slugnet mailing list [email protected] http://www.lugs.org.sg/mailman/listinfo/slugnet
