On Wed, 02 May 2007 10:11:45 +0100, Jamie Hart wrote:
> "nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> news:1178032945.831010.172450@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
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>>> The problem with that line of thinking is that everything Microsoft
>>> does can be seen to effect Linux in one way or another.
>>>
>>> Take an example, the Microsoft/Novell deal was Linux news, the Vista
>>> sales figures are not.
>>>
>>> I know none of that is much help to you, but there you go.
>>>
>>> One final thought for you to ponder, this is comp.os.linux.advocacy
>>> not comp.os.linux.news. While Microsoft stabbing Linux in the back
>>> is probably linux news, posting about it is unlikely to be linux
>>> advocacy.
>>
>> The cola charter says explicitly that this newgroup is for promoting
>> Linux in comparison to other OS's (I forget the exact words, but
>> "other operating systems" are mentioned). And Microsoft Windows is
>> the biggest competitor. If something negative is said about Windows
>> here, there is usually an implied message that you don't have the same
>> problem in Linux (DRM, activation, malware, you name it).
>>
> That is certainly true, and for the majority of posts about _windows_
> I'd agree. What I'm concerned about is the number of posts about
> _Microsoft_.
>
> I think it is despicable when DFS and cohorts post negative things about
> prominent Open Source figures in an attempt to smear Linux, and I don't
> like it any better when people on our side do the same thing.
>
> Maybe it's because I'm old and cynical, but I don't think most Open
> Source programmers (myself included) are working as hard as they are
> through altruism, they expect to get something in return. The people
> working for Microsoft do too.
>
> So, in my opinion (and it is just an opinion) windows is fair game,
> though I'd prefer more of a linux slant even on those posts ("Linux
> immune to 15,000,000 viruses" rather than "Windows XP vulnerable to
> 15,000,000 viruses"). But posts about Microsoft and it's dealing that
> don't involve linux are irrelevant and actually hurt our cause.
Well said. I agree with you.
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Kier
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