[ILUG] Against M$ propaganda

[Stephane Dudzinski]

Please also consider : 

a) $ does not require shift key on a French keyboard ;o)
b) i decided to fwd this letter to let you know about an ongoing
discussion, that is about it ...

Steph

On 03 May 2001 13:56:39 +0100, kevin lyda wrote:
> On Thu, May 03, 2001 at 12:42:46PM +0100, Stephane Dudzinski wrote:
> > A few hours ago, a friendly journalist tipped me that Craig Mundie
> > of Microsoft is going to make a major speech in New York tomorrow
> > attacking open-source software -- specifically, attacking the GNU
> > General Public License.  This speech is probably intended to define
> > Microsoft's party line on open source, and to shift the terms of the
> > debate over it to one that Microsoft thinks it can win.
> 
> please consider the following two actions:
> 
>     a) microsoft is spelled microsoft.  m$ is just silly (worse
>        yet it requires the use of the shift key).  if you want to be
>        disparaging consider "a large redmond based legacy software
>        vendor."
>     b) since this is in new york, it would be rather nice if the kind
>        and gentle people of new york could be given more correct
>        information.  the new york times accepts letters to the editor
>        via this address: letters at nytimes.com.  a nice polite letter
>        explaining what the gnu gpl is, what open source is, and what
>        copyright violations like napster and illegal copies of ms office
>        are might add a little light to the debate.
> 
> kevin
> 
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