Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> ____/ Mark Kent on Wednesday 29 August 2007 08:06 : \____
>
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> ____/ [H]omer on Tuesday 28 August 2007 23:11 : \____
>>>
>>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Mark Kent spake thusly:
>>>>
>>>>> The National Archives problem is a disaster being contructed right now
>>>>> by one Alistair Farquarson, who, rather naively and astonishingly,
>>>>> believes that Microsoft will do anything other than force HMG into
>>>>> paying millions for "format upgrades" or whatever every 2-3 years in
>>>>> order to get the best "fidelity" or other such marketing nonsense.
>>>>> Lock-in performed on a whole country - how arrogant is that, and how
>>>>> stupid are the people who agree to it?
>>>>
>>>> Stupid and/or corruptible.
>>>
>>> Yes, and with Peter Brown's backing I can now say "corruption" without
>>> worries or hesitation.
>>>
>>
>> Um, you'll need to explain that remark for me :-)
>
> "Corruption" is a strong word and a legal term that could get one in trouble
> (litigation) if it is misused. I don't know where I heard this, but slander
> becomes an issue to bear in mind. I can, however, use that term 'second hand'
> now, basing the accusation on somebody else's -- someone who explored the
> situation better and has a legal term approving a press release.
>
Ah, I see. Well, it looks like corruption to me, anyway.
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