____/ [H]omer on Wednesday 02 January 2008 06:11 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>
>> News about LANCOR v. OLPC
>
> You can be absolutely guaranteed that Microsoft are behind this. They
> tried bribery, but failed after being caught red-handed, so now they're
> resorting to troll litigation by proxy. It would be disgusting even if
> the OLPC project /wasn't/ a charity, but under the circumstances, and
> given the obvious lack of grounds for this case, it's mind-buggering.
>
> Watch Intel and Microsoft capitalise on this now, making backhand swipes
> at OLPC, feeding the FUD, and slipping in to Nigeria through the back
> door. Evil bastards.
I tried to give evidence in the OP, but I forgot some key references. Here they
are:
[Mandriva CEO:] An open letter to Steve Ballmer
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| Wow! I’m impressed, Steve! What have you done for these guys to change their
| mind like this? It’s pretty clear to me, and it will be clear to everyone.
| How do you call what you just did Steve, in the place where you live? In my
| place, they give it various names, I’m sure you know them.
|
| Hey Steve, how do you feel looking at yourself in the mirror in the morning?
|
| Of course, I will keep fighting this one and the next one, and the next one.
| You have the money, the power, and maybe we have a different sense of ethics
| you and I, but I believe that hard work, good technology and ethics can win
| too.
`----
http://blog.mandriva.com/2007/10/31/an-open-letter-to-steve-ballmer/
Lessons from Africa: How to Kill Your Own FUD
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| So, even as Microsoft claims superior quality over Linux, they act as if they
| don't even buy their own FUD. If they really believed that Windows was
| superior to Linux, they wouldn't have to bribe people with “marketing help”
| to get them to choose Windows.
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http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2007-11-09-030-26-OP-MD-MS
Linux wins Nigerian school desktops back from Microsoft
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| "We are sticking with that platform," said the official, who would not give
| his name.
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/government-law/public-sector/news/index.cfm?newsid=6124
http://tinyurl.com/27ycq9
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~~ Best of wishes
Microsoft loves competition.
"I’m thinking of hitting the OEMs harder than in the past with anti-Linux. ...
they should do a delicate dance"
--Joachim Kempin, Microsoft OEM Chief
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