It was on, or about, Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:41:49 +0100, that as I was
halfway through a large jam doughnut, Gordon wrote:
> Hadron wrote:
>> Gordon <gbplinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>>> Ian Semmel wrote:
>>>> Linux needs to recognise Microsoft's leadership in some areas to
>>>> better itself, Jim Zemlin, executive director for the Linux
>>>> Foundation told delegates at the Linuxworld tradeshow in San
>>>> Fransisco.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.vnu.co.uk/vnunet/news/2196258/linux-foundation-calls-
respect
>>>>
>>>> You listening, Schestowitz ?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Respect has to be EARNED. Some of MS's practices do NOT fall under
>>> that heading.....
>>
>> Who to believe? An accountant called Gordon or Jim Zemlin?
>>
>> Hmmm .....
>>
>>
> And what sort of "respect" do you give to someone holding a gun to your
> head?
<quote>
"....marketing the operating system, and has a good track record in
fending off competition.
<unquote>
Yeah, marketing. Blackmail OEMs that if they install any other OS, they
have to pay full price for windoze. Fending off competition, kill off any
rivals - "I'll kill Google" - Ballmer, for example.
You'll note however, that Zemlin was NOT saying that GNU/Linux should be
like / work like Windows.
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The universe exploded out of nothingness 14 billion years ago.
14 billion years later, & some of us have 100 trillion
interconnected cells, & a self-aware consciousness.
Others post through GoogleGroups, & insist on installing Vista.
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