Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Dr. Robert wrote:
>
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:1518185.v74kBZ3VMH@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>> __/ [ Roy Schestowitz ] on Thursday 14 June 2007 13:30 \__
>>>
>>>> __/ [ Dr. Robert ] on Thursday 14 June 2007 12:57 \__
>>>>
>>>>> Rex Ballard <rex.ball...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>> news:1181756438.535380.311160@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jun 13, 10:31 am, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You, sir, are rude. I will neither read nor reply to any of your
>>>>>>> messages.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> He was rude, using foul language, and poor grammar. My guess is that
>>>>>> he wasn't a paid spokesman for Microsoft.
>>>>>
>>>>> A more appropriate spelling might be MicroSATAN.
>>>>> http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~williams/biblit/images/satan.jpg
>>>>
>>>> I prefer comparisons to the Mafia (and no, I'm not kidding) because
>>>> Satan has a religious connotation. Call it a digital Mafia if you like.
>>>> There are relationships with the Big Media Mafia as well. It's the 21st
>>>> century's equivalent of a more physical example that parellels it (from
>>>> the 20th century). There is clear interest in making digital gaps
>>>> prevail while feeding one's greed. As Red Hat's CEO recently said, this
>>>> leads to terrorism, among other things. The most prevalent American
>>>> mentality has turned into an insult that'll knock this innovative
>>>> country off and into the bottom leagues, which is truly a shame. What
>>>> ever happened to the Land of the Free? Even a free market seems to be
>>>> forbidden.
>>
>> Shuttleworth's comment on Mafiasoft's illegal racketeering (which you've
>> recently quoted) pretty much hits the nail on the head.
>>
>> Last week:
>>
>> [Mark Shuttleworth Interview]
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Microsoft is asking people to pay them for patents, but they won't
>> | say which ones. If a guy walks into a shop and says: "It's an
>> | unsafe neighbourhood, why don't you pay me 20 bucks and I'll make
>> | sure you're okay," that's illegal. It's racketeering. What Microsoft
>> | is doing with intellectual property is exactly the same. [...]
>> |
>> | So you wouldn't do a deal?
>> |
>> | No, absolutely not. [...]
>> `----
>>
>> http://mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m=show&id=6672
>
> Earlier today I found further evidence that Ubuntu will be among those
> forces which (along with Red Hat) will stubbornly fight Microsoft's dream
> of making money from a competitor's sale, whose product is simply better
> and cannot be fought against with the traditional closed-source development
> model (bar the FUD).
>
>>>>>> Meanwhile, Roy, you keep posting your "latest news" so that we can
>>>>>> discuss the issues you find in this newsgroup.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Keep up the good work Roy.
>>>>>
>>>>> Right on, Rex.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks to Roy for all the time and effort he puts into making this
>>>>> group one of the most informative and up-to-the-minute sources of
>>>>> Linux/OSS news and information -- despite the scorn and hatred he
>>>>> endures from vile Wintrolls and demonic shills of MicroSATAN.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the kind words, lurker. :-) Muchly appreciated!
>>
>> It was thought that you deserved at least an occasional compliment.
>>
>>
>>> Oh, wait. I didn't see the change to the subject line, which indicated
>>> I replied to a troll.
>>
>> Not at all. It was hoped that the removal of the offensive "damn idiot"
>> portion of the subject line would be correctly perceived as turning an
>> insult into a compliment, albeit with a twisted sense of humour (and
>> despite any religious overtones) -- you know, sorta like taking a sad
>> song and making it better, and all that. Presumably, it would be pref-
>> erable to be referred to as "a god" rather than "a god damn idiot."
>>
>> It's a shame when one's ability to recognize the difference between an
>> insult and a compliment is rendered ineffective by accumulated abuse.
>> Don't let abusive Wintrolls and Mafiasoft shills get you down, Roy.
>
> Thanks. Gary Stewart's nymshifting to "Dr. Pain" and "Dr. Hurt" is what rang
> a warning bell. He knows that under the name "flatfish" he just won't be
> visible anymore.
>
Are you sure it wasn't scott nudds? I thought he was the really
offensive troll - one clue being the term "lienux", which was always one
of his favourites.
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