____/ [H]omer on Saturday 18 August 2007 18:39 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee, that Linonut spake thusly:
>> After takin' a swig o' grog, BearItAll belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>
>>> There is also the point that MS still has the majority of desktops, Linux
>>> has no choice but to work with MS at some levels.
>
> There can be no working "with" Microsoft ... only working "for" them.
>
>> Hitherto, the effort has been all one-sided
>
> Yes. Microsoft's only interest in GNU/Linux is to destroy it, like any
> good corporation strives to do to their competition. That's just common
> sense. No corporation works for the benefit of another, that's counter
> -productive to the goals of a corporation.
>
> All that hand shaking and smiling is just for the camera; it's PR,
> diplomacy, or IOW lies. They put on a good show because that is how one
> plays the game; it doesn't make them the good guys. Behind the evil grin
> is evil intent.
>
>> So, when people say Linux needs to cooperate with Microsoft, I say
>> bullshit!
>
> Linux needs to cooperate with Microsoft, like a woman needs to cooperate
> with a rapist.
I'll remember this analogy. One which I spotted yesterday was "respect
Microsoft like you 'respect' dynamite, which is powerful".
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