____/ BearItAll on Tuesday 03 July 2007 12:00 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> "Show us the Code" campaign silenced
>>
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>> | 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...
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~~ Best of wishes
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