____/ Mark Kent on Wednesday 04 July 2007 07:52 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> ____/ BearItAll on Tuesday 03 July 2007 12:00 : \____
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Show us the Code" campaign silenced
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | The following day at the place of my employment though was an odd one.
>>>> | My manager called me into a closed door meeting between myself and him.
>>>> | His managers and in fact the CIO of the company I was employed at had it
>>>> | brought to their attention that I had an ?anti-microsoft? site. It was
>>>> | also brought to my attention the Fortune 1000 company I worked for was
>>>> | a direct partner with Microsoft.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
http://showusthecode.wordpress.com/2007/07/02/what-happened-to-show-us-the-code/
>>>>
>>>> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40729
>>>>
>>>> So they tried to gag PJ, along with SCO. Now they go for the small guy.
>>>> Luckily I have a supportive environment.
>>>
>>> Hang on a minute, I'm all for free speech but he works for a company that
>>> has a partnership with Microsoft. Which means that if his blog is hurting
>>> MS then it is hurting his company too.
>>>
>>> Of cause his company would have to investigate to see exactly what he was
>>> up to. I don't think he has anything to moan about.
>>
>> I was getting the impression that his company was very indirectly related to
>> Microsoft (who isn't these days... I mean, it's a large company). Would you
>> also say that it's wrong for all Brits to criticise the government? If he
>> does this anonymously outside work and Microsoft is not a client of his,
>> then...
>>
>
> If there was no linkage between the two, the I would suggest that it is
> entirely up to him what he does in his spare time. This is a very good
> example of Microsoft bullying individuals, and, indeed, one of the
> reasons why unions were formed.
The linkage here appears to be Forbes and Microsoft, and I have just been
advised never to speak to Dan. He may have made a mistake by exposing his
identity in this way.
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