[ILUG] Against M$ propaganda

[kevin lyda]

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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