Re: [OS:N:] play hardball - no

[Jeremy Hogan <jhogan redhat com>]

It was a joke, he meant that Windows is so feeble you could break it by
squeezing the box it came in. 

I think it's redundant. It's already broken before it leaves their
grubby hands in Redmond. ;-)



On Sun, 2002-09-15 at 19:43, Larry Eppley wrote:
> I also hope that was meant to be humorous.  I am a full time instructor at the 
> CompUSA's in Charlotte, NC.  We have a Linux User's Group that meets in each 
> of our Training Centers.
> 
> It would be deplorable if our hard working folks in retail would believe our 
> Linux users were responsible or even capable for any kind of interference 
> with doing their jobs.  
> 
> As a Linux user and open source advocate (in my own small way) I would hate 
> for Linux users to be stereotyped as fanatics.
> 
> This would definitely NOT be the way to promote a very important cause!
> 
> --larry eppley
> CompUSA Technology Instructor
> Charlotte, NC
> 
> 
> On Thursday 05 September 2002 01:19 pm, Heywood wrote:
> > >----- Original Message -----
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> > From: "Bob Houghton" <houghton email wcu edu>
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> > >To: <open-source-now-list redhat com>
> > >Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 10:08 AM
> > >Subject: [OS:N:] play hardball - no
> > >
> > >
> > > Anything is not OK. You can't effectively challenge Microsoft's unethical
> >
> > practices by becoming unethical.
> >
> >
> > I have to Agree. I hope this was a joke, really. No need to get dirty.
> > Linux will prevail. With M$'s sleazy tactics, and the public attention
> > directed towards their conduct towards schools, the company is doing most
> > of the work for us.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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