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.
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~~ Best of wishes
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